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SECTION D. — HOUSING.
Housing and Overcrowding. During the year 97 new houses
were built in the Urban District, 87 by the Council, 4 by other
Local Authorities and 6 by private builders. It is interesting to
note that by the end of 1950 the total of new houses and houses
rebuilt since the War had reached 1,000.
467 eligible applications for rehousing were received by the
Housing Manager during the year; 61 houses and 47 flats were
allocated to tenants during this period. By the end of the year
the number of outstanding applications had increased from 2,979
to 3,338.
Arising out of rehousing enquiries, 181 complaints of overcrowding
were received. Of these, 66 were found to be overcrowded
within the standards laid down by the Housing Act,
1936.
The housing situation in Merton and Morden may be gathered
from the following facts:1—
1. Inspection of Dwelling Houses during the year:—
i. (a) Total number of dwellinghouses inspected
for housing defects (under Public Health or
Housing Acts) 912
(b) Number of inspections made for the purpose 912
ii. (a) Number of dwellinghouses (included under
sub-head (i) above) which were inspected and
recorded under the Housing Consolidated
Regulations, 1925 and 1932 —
(b) Number of inspections made for the purpose —
iii. Number of dwellinghouses found to be in a state
so dangerous or injurious to health as to be unfit
for human habitation —
iv. Number of dwellinghouses (exclusive of those
referred to under the preceding sub-head) found
not to be in all respects reasonably fit for human
habitation 479
2. Remedy of defects during the year without service of formal
notice:—
Number of defective dwellinghouses rendered fit
in consequence of informal action by the Local
Authority or their officers 422
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