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Wimbledon 1963

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wimbledon]

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(b) Number of new cases of overcrowding reported
during the year 12
(c) (i) Number of cases of overcrowding known to have
been relieved during the year 18
(ii) Number of persons concerned in such cases 73
(d) Number of cases in which dwellinghouses 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, 1963:-
Number of prefabricated bungalows provided since the
end of the war 71
(At the end of 1963, 27 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 2,665
Number of live applications on the housing list
at 31.12.63. 795
New houses erected etc.
I am indebted to the Borough Engineer and Surveyor for the following
information
Number of new houses and flats erected in Wimbledon in 1963s-
Private enterprise106
Local Authority 6
Number of flats created by conversion in 1963:-
Private enterprise 22
Local Authority NIL