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SECTION D. - HOUSING
In accordance with Ministry of Health Circular 17/55, details on housing
matters are omitted from this Report, but the following information is given in
connection with overcrowding:-
Housing Act 1957. Part IV - Overcrowding.
(a) (i) Number of dwellings known to the Department
to be overcrowded at the end of the year 19
(ii) Number of families dwelling therein 21
(iii) Number of persons dwelling therein 135
(b) Number of new cases of overcrowding reported
during the year 10
(c) (i) Number of cases of overcrowding known to
have been relieved during the year 25
(ii) Number of persons concerned in such cases 109
(d) Number of cases in which dwelling houses
have again become overcrowded after the
Local Authority have taken steps for the
abatement of overcrowding Nil
Each of the premises recorded as being overcrowded was re-visited prior
to the preparation of this Report, and the records have been corrected
accordingly.
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, 1961:-
Number of prefabricated bungalows provided
since the end of the war 71
(At the end of 1961 9 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 2,419
Number of live applications on the housing list for
(a) accommodation in Wimbledon 461
(b) accommodation in Frimley and Cemberley 218
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