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5. About 150 houses were found to be on the border-line with regard to
overcrowding—due, for example, either to a child nearing the age of
10 (when it counts as a unit instead of half a unit) or to a possible
birth occurring in the family which, twelve months later, will count
as a half-unit. These families will be reviewed from time to time to
see if they become overcrowded.
6. Ninety-two houses (apart from recently completed houses and houses
connected with shops) were found to be unoccupied at the time of
the survey.
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