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(ii) Number of separate tenements or underground
rooms in respect of which Closing Orders were
made Nil
(iii) Number of separate tenements or underground
rooms in respect of which Closing Orders were
determined, the tenement or room having been
rendered fit 1
3. Overcrowding.
Overcrowding is still considerable throughout the Borough.
The points scheme of House allocation usually covers the worst of
these cases and their overcrowded conditions are relieved as and when
houses are available.
4. Council Houses.
Total number of-houses erected
post-war to 31st December,
1956 Temporary bungalows 179
Permanent houses 485
Permanent flats 232
717
896
During 1956, 22 Temporary Bungalows in Peldon Avenue
were demolished 22
874
Total number included in
above, erected in 1956 Permanent houses Nil
Permanent flats 28
Total number of Emergency
houses up to 31st December,
195,6 4 comprising 13 units
Total number of requisitioned
premises up to December 31st.,
195,6 60 (comprising 134 units)
Total number of families rehoused in 1956 13
Total number of families still on Waiting List at December
31st, 1956 907