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Wimbledon 1958
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wimbledon]
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SECTION D. — HOUSING.
The following information is given in connection with overcrowding, rehousing and new houses erected:—
| (a) (i) Number of dwellings known to the Department to be overcrowded at the end of the year | 69 |
| (ii) Number of families dwelling therein | 79 |
| (iii) Number of persons dwelling therein | 361 |
| (b) Number of new cases of overcrowding reported during the year | 16 |
| (c) (i) Number of cases of overcrowding known to have been relieved during the year | 4 |
| (ii) Number of persons concerned in such cases | 20 |
| (d) Number of cases in which dwelling houses have again become overcrowded after the Local Authority have taken steps for the abatement of overcrowding | 1 |
Rehousing.
I am indebted to the Housing Manager for the following information regarding rehousing in Wimbledon. These figures relate to the position at 31st December, 1958 :—
| Number of houses requisitioned since the beginning of the war and still held under requisition | 199 |
| Number of prefabricated bungalows provided since the end of the war | 71 |
| (At the end of 1958 4 had been demolished). | |
| Number of families rehoused by the Council or by private owners at the Council's instigation since the beginning of the war | 2,232 |
| Number of live applications on the housing fist for:— (a) accommodation in Wimbledon | 517 |
| (b) accommodation in Frimley and Camberley | 227 |
I am indebted to the Borough Engineer and Surveyor for the following information:—
| Number of new houses and flats erected in Wimbledon in 1958 : | |
| Private enterprise | 74 |
| Local authority | 1O |
| Number of flats created by conversion in 1958 : Private enterprise | 62 |
| Local authority | Nil |