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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Brentford and Chiswick 1962
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Brentford and Chiswick]
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| Houses | Flats | Maisonettes | Bungalows | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| By Private Enterprise | |||||
| (a) Rebuilds | 116 | 135 | 15 | 2 | 268 |
| (b) New | 44 | 210 | 23 | 3 | 280 |
| TOTAL | 548 | ||||
Temporary Housing
| Houses | Flats | Maisonettes | Bunga1ows | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| By Borough Council | |||||
| (a) Rebuilds | - | - | - | - | - |
| (b) New | - | - | - | 150 | 150 |
| TOTAL | 150 | ||||
115 of these temporary bungalows have now been demolished.
It should be noted that the Borough Council's figures include a number of
dwellings on the Syon Estate, Isleworth, which is in the adjoining Borough of
Heston and Isleworth.
Conversion of Council Houses
The process of conversion and improvement of Council owned houses continued
in 1962.
Details of conversions in 1962 and in total are as follows:-
| Conversions | Completed 1962 | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houses | Flats | Houses | Flats | |
| Lionel Road | 24 | 48 | ||
| Whitestile Road | 4 | 8 | ||
| Former Requisitioned | ||||
| Properties etc | 9 | 32 | 62 | 192 |
| Homes modernised | 1 | 1 | 35 | 1 |
Overcrowding
Twenty cases of statutory overcrowding were brought to the notice of the
Department and were considered by the Housing Committee during 1962. It will
be seen from the Housing Statistics on page 63 that twenty-four cases of overcrowding
were relieved during the year.
These figures are not as good as in 1961, when there was relief of overcrowding
in thirty-four cases, and only eleven new cases were discovered It
is realised that cases of statutory overcrowding are usually only brought to
the attention of the Medical Officer when circumstances have become very difficult
and unmanageable, and that many other overcrowded families are on the
Council’s Housing list.
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