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Orpington 1959
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Orpington]
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Remedy of defects during the year without service of Formal
Notices :—
Number of defective dwelling houses rendered fit in consequence
of informal action by the Local Authority or their officers .... 115
Number of dwelling houses demolished during the year 10
Moveable Dwellings.
During 1959, four licences were renewed embracing a total of
111 caravans and ten tents for both the summer and winter months.
Ninety-five visits were made to the various sites by the Public
Health Inspectors.
I am indebted to the Housing and Estates Manager for the following statistics on re-housing carried out by the Local Authority :—
| Prior to 1959 | During 1959 | Total as a* Dec. 1959 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. (a) Number of permanent dwellings built by Local Authority (excluding 402 old type pre-1939 council houses) | 2,314 | 57 | 2,379 |
| (b) Number of pre-fabricated dwellings built by Local Authority | 319 | _ | 319 |
| (c) Number of dwellings requisitioned by Local Authority | 2 | — | 2 |
2. (a) Number of families occupying 1 (a) 2,379 and lodgers
(b) Number of families occupying 1 (b) 319
(c) Number of families occupying 1 (c) 18
3. Total number of families re-housed during 1959 in
(a) 57 (b) Nil (c) 3
4. Number of families on waiting list at 31st December, 1959, in
various categories
(a) Families in urgent need of other accommodation .... 145
(b) Families whose applications require early consideration 312
(c) Families whose applications are less urgent 280
737
(d) Families with varying degrees of housing need 320
5. Number of families on waiting list living in overcrowded conditions ;
it is not possible to give an exact figure in this connection, but
approximately 457 of the families included in 4 above are living in
crowded conditions.