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Heston and Isleworth 1938
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Heston and Isleworth]
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(2) Number of separate tenements or underground rooms in respect of which
Closing Orders were determined, the tenement or room having been
rendered fit
E. Housing Act, 1936. Overcrowding :—
(1) (a) Number of dwellings overcrowded at the end of the year
(b) Number of families dwelling therein
(c) Number of persons dwelling therein
(2) Number of new cases of overcrowding reported during the year
(3) (a) Number of cases of overcrowding relieved during the year
(b) Number of persons concerned in such cases
(4) Particulars of any cases in which dwelling-houses have again become
crowded after the Local Authority have taken steps for the abatement of
overcrowding
F. Other Matters :—
(1) Number of dwelling-houses demolished voluntarily
105
105
694
17
258
1,419
1
22
All dwellings found to be overcrowded at the time of the original survey have been visited during 1938 and overcrowding was found to be abated in 258 cases. The position with regard to overcrowding as far as it is known is as follows :—
| No. of cases of overcrowding at the beginning of the year. | No. of cases abated during the year. | No. of new cases of overcrowding found during year. | No. of cases of overcrowding at end of year. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heston and Isleworth Council Houses. | 87 | 46 | 1 | 42 |
| Brentford and Chiswick Housing Estate. | 59 | 29 | 1 | 31 |
| Other Houses | 200 | 183 | 15 | 32 |
| Totals. | 346 | 258 | 17 | 105 |
In the course of their routine work the Sanitary Inspectors keep a watch for new cases
of overcrowding and during 1938 they measured the rooms of 723 houses so that the owners
might be provided with the " permitted number " for the houses. Three cases of overcrowding
were relieved by action under section 11 of the Housing Act, 1936.