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Carshalton 1961
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Carshalton]
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Section D—Housing
New Houses
Dwellings whose erection was completed during the year totalled 78
as follows:—
Private dwellings 42
Council Flats 8
Council Bungalows 8
Council Maisonettes 20
The Council schemes in various stages of preparation were as follows:—
| Site No. | Site | Type of Dwelling | No. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 36 | Culvers House | Houses | 4 |
| Flats | 16 | ||
| Maisonettes | 16 | ||
| 38 | Denmark Road | Flats | 22 |
| Maisonettes | 22 | ||
| 42 | Wandle Mead | Bungalows | 26 |
| Flats | 2 | ||
| Shop | 1 | ||
| Meeting Room | 1 | ||
| Hostel for Aged | 1 | ||
| 1 | Culvers Avenue | Bungalows | 22 |
| Flats | 37 | ||
| Houses | 20 | ||
| Maisonettes | 92 | ||
| 43 | St. John's Road | Houses | 7 |
| Bungalows | 10 |
Council's Housing Scheme
The dwellings in the ownership of the Council at the end of the year
were as follows:—
Pre-War Houses 515
Post-War Houses, Flats & Maisonettes 721
Temporary Bungalows 102
Houses taken over under S.D.A.A. & H.A. 25
Houses purchased (units of accommodation) 29
Accommodation in Parks, Offices, etc. (units) 18
1,410
All requisitioned properties have been released.
The applications for Council tenancies are divided into three lists
A, B & C. List A comprise those with the highest number of points in
the Points Scheme "who might reasonably anticipate assistance from the
Council in the forseeable future." Admission to List "A" is subject to
the family income being below certain limits. List "B" comprise those
with somewhat fewer points "who must not expect an offer of accommodation
to be forthcoming unless a change of circumstances affecting
pointing promotes their application to List 'A' ". List "C" comprise all
the remaining applicants with the lowest points for whom "so far as can
be foreseen the Council will not be able to provide accommodation
within the Urban District."
At the end of 1961 the "A" List totalled 58, the "B" List 55 and the
"C" List 492, in addition to which there were 283 applications unclassified
since they were of less than three years duration.
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