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in unfit houses and the worst cases on the waiting list will be found
suitable accommodation.
Mental ill-health, delinquency, broken marriages and problem
families are some of the serious consequences of bad housing
conditions.
In addition, it is impossible for the child to develop into a normal
healthy being under conditions of over-crowding, muddle, and
resulting disharmony in the house. Unfortunately, there is no easy
or rapid solution to this problem—in fact the eventual solution
presumably depends on housing becoming easier throughout the
country.
Meantime, in the interests of health, re-development should proceed
with a minimum of delay and every available site should be
put to the best possible use.
APPENDIX.
SECTION A—SUMMARY OF STATISTICS AND SOCIAL
CONDITIONS.
Area in acres 4,234
Population (Census 1951) 41,944
Population (Estimated 1955) 42,240
Number of inhabited houses (estimated) 11,675
Rateable value £648,454
Sum represented by a Penny Rate £2,587