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Richmond upon Thames 1962
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Richmond]
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SECTION D.—HOUSING.
1. Unfit Houses.
The demolition of unfit houses in Garden Road was completed early
in the year, and in June the Council made a Clearance Order in
respect of Nos. 4-10 (consecutive) Wellington Place.
One Closing Order made in 1937 was determined in respect of a
basement dwelling (45, Queen's Road) and undertakings to carry out
repairs at two basement dwellings (31, Evelyn Road and 84, Church
Road) were accepted and the premises were made fit for human
habitation. An undertaking as to repairs was also accepted in the case
of a house (7, Kew Foot Road), and the necessary works were in
progress at the end of the year.
2. Council Houses.
Number of dwellings owned by the Local Authority as at 31st December, 1962:
| Number of houses | 1,398 | |
| Number of flats | 641 | |
| Total | 2,039 | |
| Total number of houses erected | ||
| post-war, 31st December, 1962 Temporary bungalows | 179 | |
| Permanent Houses | 498 | |
| Permanent Flats | 468 | 966 |
| 1,145 | ||
| Since 1956 a total of 78 prefabricated bungalows have been demolished and one taken over for use as a dental clinic by the Surrey County Council | 79 | |
| Total | 1,066 | |
| Housing Waiting List. | ||
| Total number of families on Waiting List as at 31st Dec., 1962 | 541 | |
| Applications from Aged Persons as at 31st Dec., 1962 | 291 | |
| Total number of families rehoused in 1962 | 17 | |
| Miscellaneous allocations | 12 | |
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