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Moveable Dwellings. One application for a licence to
station a caravan in the district was received, being for renewal
of an existing permission. It was granted for a further twelve
months. Several times during the year, caravans occupied
by " pseudo gipsies " were found on unfenced vacant land
in the east of the district and difficulty was experienced in
securing their removal. The owners having been persuaded
to enclose the land with wire mesh fencing, the caravans
were finally placed in a cul-de-sac on the public highway.
Action was taken by the Police to remove them.
Overcrowding. Of the 81 cases carried over from the last
report, 42 were abated during the year by rehousing. Twentynine
further cases were discovered during 1953 and the
location and type of the cases known at the end of the year
were as follows:—
Merton and Morden Council houses ... 8 cases
L.C.C. estate ... ... ... ... ... 30 „
Privately-owned houses ... ... ... 30 „
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Whole houses overcrowded—27 cases.
(a) One family occupation ... ... 5 cases
(b) Two or more related families ... 21 „
(c) Two or more unrelated families 1 „
Part house overcrowded—41 cases.
(a) Unrelated families ... ... ... 6 „
(b) Related families (married sons or
daughters) ... ... 35 „
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