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Number of addresses received from other Councils 64
Number of addresses forwarded to other Councils 45
Number of premises where outwork was carried on
at the end of 1962 118
Underground bakehouses in use at the end of the
year 1
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 14
(ii) Number of families dwelling therein 16
(iii) Number of persons dwelling therein 80
(b) Number of new cases of overcrowding reported
during the year 4
(c) (i) Number of cases of overcrowding known to
have been relieved during the year 9
(ii) Number of persons concerned in such cases 73
(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, 1962s-
Number of prefabricated bungalows provided
since the end of the war 71
(At the end of 1962, 11 had
been demolished).
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