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Section II. Estimate of Housing Needs.
No. of Houses.
1. Working-class houses required during the
next three years to
(a) Meet the unsatisfied demand for houses
(taking account of growth of population,
overcrowding, etc.) 5,000
(b) Re-house persons to be displaced by the
clearance of unhealthy areas
(c) Replace other dwellings which are unfit
for human habitation and cannot be
made fit a few individual
houses
(d) Replace obstructive or other buildings
(now inhabited and not included under
heading (c)) which should be demolished
(e) Replace other houses which, although
they cannot at present be regarded as
unfit for human habitation, fall definitely
below a reasonable standard
(f) Meet anticipated deficiencies, e.g., arising
from new industrial development
Total
2. Deduct
(a) Working-class houses which it is anticipated
will be set free during the next
three years as the result of any probable
decrease in the population
(b) Working-class houses likely to be built
during the next three years by persons
other than the Local Authority
Total
Net estimate of number of houses required
Section III—Areas which are being, or may have to be, dealt
with as unhealthy under Part I. or Part II. of the Act of 1890.
None.