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Chislehurst 1925

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Chislehurst]

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15
HOUSING.
There is a real need for more houses in the Urban District,
there being at present a number of cases of more or less severe
overcrowding. Steps are being taken by the Council to meet this
requirement.

Table: The following table shows the number of private families occupying the following number of rooms (Census, 1921).

The following table shows the number of private families occupying the following number of rooms (Census, 1921).

Number of Persons in private family.Dumber of private families occupying the following number of rooms.
123456-78-910 and over.
191261416622
21292310461631311
31101510880974211
41817105103924628
5...355463722619
6...353759501325
7......51837392121
8.........152081223
9.........3118114
10.........476311
11............256
12............1114
13.........2.........3
14........................
15 and over.....................2

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Number of New houses erected during the year:—
(a) Total Nil
(b) With State assistance under the Housing Acts,
1919-23-24:
(i) By the Local authority Nil
(ii) By other bodies or persons Nil
URBAN DISTRICT OF CHISLEHURST
HOUSING STATISTICS FOR THE YEAR.
Number of new houses erected during the year:—
(a) Total (including numbers given separately under (b) 26
(b) With State assistance under the Housing Acts:
(i) By the Local Authority Nil
(ii) By other bodies or persons Nil
1.—Unfit Dwelling Houses.
Inspection. Total number of houses inspected for housing
detects (under Public Health and Housing Acts) 493