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98.
to close underground rooms as sleeping places if the
rooms did not comply with the statutory requirements.
In the Lillie Road there are 27 basements undesirably
occupied. In 12 streets in the Walham Ward
containing 247 houses, 99 of the houses contain underground
rooms undesirably occupied and in two of these
cases the rooms are illegally occupied.
Basement dwelling's are well known to be unhealthy
and to predispose to rheumatism.
The Fulham Housing Improvement Society.
This Society was founded in 1928 and is doing
pioneer work in the Borough in acquiring and reconditioning
old property and erecting houses for the
working classes. It is a Public Utility Society, registered
under the Industrial and Provident Societies Acts.
Good progress has been made during 1929 and the
following is a summary of the main features of the work
which was accomplished during 1929:—
(1) The erection of six flats in Parsons Green.
(2) The conversion of a house in Dorncliffe Road into
seven self-contained flats.
(3) The conversion of nine houses in Chelmsford Street
into 23 self-contained flats.
(4) Arrangements were made to convert two houses in
Bramber Road into flats and maisonettes. Tnese
two houses accommodated 8 families one of which
consisted of 11 persons.
(5) The Society has bought the lease of two houses in
Archel Road with vacant possession (with the
exception of the basements).
(6) Through the generosity of Miss Colville the Society
has recently become th.e owners of four houses in
Heckfield Place.
I am indebted to Miss A. M. Lupton, for the above
information.