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Carshalton 1954

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Carshalton]

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Section D—Housing:.
New Houses
During the year the following 04 dwellings were completed:
Council Flats 23
Private Dwellings 41
Total 64
Buildings in course of erection at the end of the year were as follow:
Council Flats 71
London County Council Flats 9
Private Dwellings 39
Total 119
Council's Housing Scheme
The dwellings in the ownership of the Council at the year end were
as follows:
Pre-War Houses 624
Post-War Houses 547
Temporary Bungalows 102
Houses taken over under S.D.A.A. 34
Houses purchased (units of accommodation) 38
Accommodation in Parks, Offices, etc. 18
1,303

In addition, the following schemes were in various stages of preparation:

Site No.SiteType of DwellingNo. in Contract
31Stanley RoadFlats38
32Wrythe LaneFlats32
Carshalton Playing FieldsHouses6
76

The number of requisitioned premises at the 31st December was
106 providing accommodation for 139 families.
The outstanding approved applications for tenancies at the year
end totalled 1,500, which is 155 less than a year before.
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