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HOUSING
Number of New Dwellings Erected During the Year
By the Local Authority — 176 (353)
By other Local Authorities — 72 (48)
By other bodies or persons — 886 (504)
The previous year's figures are given in brackets.
Local Authority Housing Accommodation
The Housing Manager informs me that of the 176 new
dwellings completed during the year all but 19 were flats or
bungalows built specifically for retired pensioners. Also included
in the total were two dwellings built especially for disabled
persons.
Four further warden controlled complexes were completed —
Will Perrin Court, South Horn church; Bamber House, South
Horn church; Lombard Court, Romford, and Snow don Court, Gidea
Park. There are now 16 wardens responsible for some 600 elderly
persons.
On the 1st April 1971 the Greater London Council transferred
some 2,650 of their local dwellings to this Council under the
terms of the London Government Act 1963. The majority of these
were on the Harold Hill estate including a group of Pensioners'
bungalows under the supervision of a warden who was included
in the transfer and is now in this Council's employ.
South Park Caravan Site for gypsies is under the management
of the Housing Department and has been the subject of numerous
visits by representatives of other local authorities with similar
proposals. This site was first used as a temporary standing as
from April 1968 but, in December 1970 after a redevelopment
programme had been carried out, the site was officially opened
as a gypsy site with 16 hard standings, each hard standing having
its own outhouse which is fitted with a w.c., shower and sink.
The weekly inclusive rent of a standing on this site is £2.75p,
there being no other charges for any other services provided. A £5
deposit — reduced from £40 — is required from each resident and
this deposit is held against damages or rent arrears that may be
outstanding on the residents leaving the site. A warden is
employed for 35 hours per week and he is given a rent-free
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