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OVERCROWDING.
Chislehurst and Sidcup does not differ from the rest of
the country in the general housing shortage, making the
abatement of overcrowding a very difficult problem. In
consequence of this there are far too many people sharing
homes, with the inevitable result of domestic strife which
is always so prevalent where cooking and washing facilities
have to be shared.
New houses are, of course, the biggest single factor in
the abatement of overcrowding, and the following statement
indicates the progress made during 1948:—
53 Permanent houses built on behalf of the Council.
16 Permanent houses built by private enterprise.
30 Permanent houses built on L.C.C. estate, St. Paul's Cray.
160 Houses rebuilt.
75 Prefabricated aluminium houses erected on Chalk Pit Estate.