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The work of measuring the dwelling-houses found to be
either definitely or possibly overcrowded actually embraced
2,060 dwelling-houses used as separate dwellings by persons of the
working classes, every room used as a living room or as a bedroom
being measured. The increase in the number from 1,429 to 2,060
was due to the fact that, when a part of a house occupied by one
family was found to be overcrowded, it was deemed advisable to
measure the other part, which, also, according to the definition,
had to be considered to be a dwelling-house. A ' dwelling-house is
defined as any premises used as a separate dwelling by persons
of the working classes or a type suitable for such use. It therefore
includes any part of a building which is used, or is capable of use
as a separate dwelling by persons of the working classes. The
part of a house occupied by a sub-tenant is therefore a separate
dwelling-house for the purposes of the overcrowding provisions.'
(See Memorandum B).
In Table C are indicated to the left of the diagonal line the
total number of families of various sizes living in houses which on
measurement and according to Section 2 and the First Schedule
of the Housing Act, 1935, were found to be overcrowded, 314 in all.
These were situated in the Borough as follows :—
Mount Park Ward ... ... ... 3
Castlebar Ward 1
Drayton Ward ... ... ... ... 32
Manor Ward ... ... ... ... 22
Grange Ward 28
Lammas Ward ... ... ... ... 43
Grosvenor Ward ... ... ... ... 16
Hanwell North Ward ... ... ... 44
Hanwell South Ward ... ... ... 51
Greenford North Ward ... ... ... 19
Greenford South Ward ... ... ... 46
Northolt ... ... ... ... ... 9
Total ... 314