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Walthamstow 1934
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Walthamstow]
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Council, as arrangements have been made to rehouse such cases in
houses which are expected to be available within the next twelve
months at a very much lower rent than the normal, due to the
increased subsidy which will be available on that particular type
of house. This being an entirely administrative matter, it is not
considered necessary nor advisable to enlarge upon this subject at
the present time.
Housing Register.
" The present state of the Housing Register is as follows:—
| Number of registered applicants at time of closing of register in December, 1933 | 3,835 |
| Number of new applicants up to and including 31.12.34 | 27 |
| Total | 3,862 |
| Cases investigated during 1934—650. | |
| Cases rehoused 1933-1934 | 213 |
| Cases rehoused 1931-1933 | 347 |
| Applicants not approved | 730 |
| 1,290 | |
| Balance remaining to be rehoused | 2,572 |
| The final figure can be analysed as follows:— | |
| Applicants living at a standard of over 3 per room | 14 |
| ,, ,, ,, ,, 2 and less than 3 per | |
| room | 40 |
| 2 per room | 51 |
| ,, ,, ,, ,, less than 2 per room | 2,003 |
| Applicants with 2 or less in family | 232 |
| Applications deferred for various reasons | 159 |
| ,, on approved waiting list | 60 |
| Medical cases referred to above | 13 |
| 2,572 | |
"A careful study of the foregoing analysis of the Housing
Register would appear to show a still large demand for houses which,
as has been previously pointed out, would be much increased if
consideration could be given to non-registered applicants. These
latter, of course, will no doubt have to be taken into consideration
if the proposed Housing Bill on overorowding eventually becomes
an Act of Parliament. The demand for houses at cheaper rents is