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Orpington 1964
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Orpington]
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EE-HOUSING
I am indebted to the Housing and Estates Manager for the following statistics on re—housing carried out by the Local Authority
| Prior to 1964 | During 1964 | Total as at December 1964 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| l.(a) No..of "permanentdwellings built by Local Authority | 2,532 | 42 | 2,574 | |
| (b) No. of pre-fabricated dwellings built by Local Authority | 308 | - | 297 (II demolished) | |
| 2.(a) No.of families occupying l(a) | 2,574 plus lodgers | |||
| (b) No.of families occupying l(b) | 297 plus lodgers | |||
| 3. Total number of families re-housed during 1964 in | ||||
| (a) 108 - 42 new houses 57 re-lets | (b) 9 re-lets | |||
| 4. No.of families on waiting list at 31st December, 1964, in Various category | 605 live applications] | |||
| (a) Families in urgent need of other accommodation | 49 | |||
| (b) Families whose applications require early consideration | 91 | |||
| (c) Families whose applications are less urgent | 195 | |||
| (d) Families with varying degrees of housing need | 270 | |||
| OVERCROWDING The position at the 31st December, 1964, with regard to overcrowding is as follows:- | ||||
| (a) number of dwellings overcrowded at the end of the year | 140 | |||
| (b) number of new cases of overcrowding reported during 19&4 | 28 | |||
| (c) number of cases of overcrowding relieved | 51 | |||
| (d) particulars of any case in which dwelling houses in respect of which local authority have taken steps for the abatement of overcrowding have again become overcrowded | Nil | |||
| (e) any other particulars with respect to conditions in relation to overcrowding | Nil | |||
COMMON LODGING HOUSES
There is only one registered common lodging house with the area.
This is situated at the junction of Poverest Road and Cray Avenue and its life
is probably limited by proposals of re-development in the area.