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Proceedings under section 12 of the Housing Act, 1936:—
(a) Number of separate tenements or underground
rooms in respect of which Closing Orders
were made 1
(b) Number of separate tenements or underground
rooms in respect of which Closing Orders
were determined, the tenement or room having
been rendered fit Nil
3. Overcrowding.
The position with regard to statutory overcrowding has been much
improved, owing to the special consideration which such cases receive
when the allocation of Corporation dwellings is being made.
(?) Number of inspections made to cases of alleged
overcrowding 8
(ii) Number of revisits 3
(in) Number of overcrowded families rehoused 7
ABSTRACTS FROM 1951 CENSUS REPORT
COUNTY OF SURREY
40,281 residents comprised 13,665 households (families) and
occupied 61,040 rooms. 1,400 rooms were vacant.
Density of Persons in Private Houses
Persons per Habitable Room. (A normal standard is considered to be
1 person per room. Both living and sleeping rooms are counted. More than
2 persons per room is tending to overcrowding.)
Density
Number of Houses
Number of
Persons
affected
All
Households
Shared
Dwellings
More than 3 persons per
room
24 .2 %
18
124
2-3 persons per room
83 0.6 %
50
438
l½-2
335 2.5 %
189
1,502
1-1½
931 6.8%
303
4,607
Less than 1 „
12,292 89.9%
2,975
33,610
The following abstracts are of interest showing extent of overcrowding
:—
One-roomed Dwellings
In 117 cases 2 persons were accommodated in One room only.
„ 40 „ 3 „ „ „
„ 15 4 „ „ „
„ 5 „ 5 „ „ „
„ 1 case 6 „ „ „