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SECTION D. — HOUSING.
Housing Act, 1936, (Part IV) — Overcrowding.
The following table shows the position in Wimbledon at the end
of 1950 with regard to overcrowding.
(a) (i) Number of dwellings known to the
partment to be overcrowded at the
end of the year 47
(ii) Number of families dwelling therein 52
(iii) Number of persons dwelling therein 208
(b) Number of new cases of overcrowding
ported during the year 34
(c) (i) Number of cases of overcrowding known
to have been relieved during the year 34
(ii) Number of persons concerned in such cases 137½
(d) Particulars of any cases in which dwelling
houses have again become overcrowded
after the Local Authority have taken
steps for the abatement of overcrowding
1*
*In this case the Local Authority had taken steps to secure
the abatement of overcrowding, but the dwelling-house concerned again
became overcrowded to the extent of one unit.
Details of the case were considered very carefully, and in the
light of all the circumstances it was decided to take no action for
the time being.
Rehousing.
I am indebted to the Housing Manager for the following information
regarding rehousing in Wimbledon :—
No. of houses requisitioned since the beginning
of the war, and still held under requisition
at the end of 1950 481
No. of prefabricated bungalows provided since
the end of the war 71
No. of families rehoused by the Council, or by
private owners at the Council's instigation,
since the beginning of the war 1,652
No. of live applications on the housing waitinglist
3,243
New houses erected, etc.
I am indebted to the Borough Engineer and Surveyor for the
following information :—
No. of new houses erected in Wimbledon during
1950 9
No. of flats created by building or conversion 44
In addition, 37 war-destroyed houses were rebuilt during the
year.
20