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outbreak of war, and the whole of the families who had to be
displaced had been re-housed either in Council houses or in the
blocks of flats which had been erected by the Council specially for
this purpose.
Of the 147 dwelling-houses included in the clearance areas 96
had been demolished at the end of the year, and 51 awaited
demolition (1 in Area No. 5 and 50 in Area No. 10).
Overcrowding—Housing Act, 1936—Part IV.
(1). Ascertainment of "Permitted Numbers."
During 1939 applications from landlords requesting to be
furnished with information as to "permitted numbers" were
received in respect of 96 "dwellings" included in the Overcrowding
Survey. Certificates giving the "permitted numbers" for these were
issued, making a total number of 3,050 "dwellings" in respect of
which certificates have been issued in accordance with the Act.
(2). Abatement of Overcrowding.
There has been no instance during the year of any dwellinghouse
having again become overcrowded after the Council had taken
steps for the abatement of overcrowding.
During 1939 only 4 new cases of overcrowding were discovered
and 23 abated, leaving a balance of 18 cases of overcrowding awaiting
abatement on the 31st December, 1939.
Of the 23 cases in which overcrowding was relieved during 1939
11 were relieved by rehousing the families in Council houses, 1 was
rehoused by the London County Council in a house on the London
County Council Castelnau Estate, and the remaining 11 had become
relieved in various other ways, such as the families having removed
to dwellings with more accommodation, some of the members of the
households having left to reside elsewhere, etc.
The overcrowding survey in 1935 disclosed 140 "dwellings" in
which statutory overcrowding existed