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The Homes, which include 5 Boarding Schools accommodating
children under 9 years of age, were distributed as follows:—
Coulsdon 10
Kenley 3
Selsdon 1
Sanderstead 3
Purley 8
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HOUSING.
As will be appreciated by a perusal of the Table at the end of this
section, and a comparison with the same Table in the 1935 Report, a
considerable amount of time has been given to the question of Housing
during the year.
The number of houses inspected increased from 331 in 1935, to
924 in 1936. The chief reason for this increase is the number of houses
which had to be visited to detect overcrowding, or to ascertain the
maximum number of persons who could reside in the working class
houses of the District in order that the ascertained figure could be inserted
in the rent book, as required by the Housing Act, 1936.
It will be appreciated that, in view of the fact that the majority
of houses in the District are good class dwellings in very good condition,
about 60 per cent. having been built in the last 16 years, the position
before this Council is a much lighter one than in many parts of the
country. The only important need has been for the re-housing of
individual cases of overcrowding detected, there being no slums or
congestion of property with which to deal.
As stated in the 1935 report, the original Housing Survey revealed
21 cases of overcrowding. In addition 3 new cases were detected during
1936, but all except 4 of the total had been relieved before the end of
the year. Only 2 of the 24 houses concerned were Council houses.
HOUSING STATISTICS.
1. Inspection of Dwelling Houses during the Year:—
(1) (a) Total number of houses inspected for housing defects
(under Public Health or Housing Acts) 924
(b) Number of inspections made for the purpose 936
(2) (a) Number of dwelling houses (included under sub-head (1)
above inspected and recorded under the housing Consolidated
Regulations, 1925 30
(b) Number of inspections made for the purpose 30
(3) Number of dwelling houses found to be in a state so
dangerous or injurious to health as to be unfit for human
habitation 4
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