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(1) Housing accommodation provided by the Borough
Council is intended for persons of the working classes
residing in Fulham who are considered as suitable
tenants, regard being had to their circumstances and
way of life.
(2) Preference is given:—
(a) to persons displaced by the acquisition of property
for clearance or improvement schemes or other
public purposes;
(b) to persons whose present homes are overcrowded
or insanitary or otherwise so ill-adapted to their
needs as to cause hardship;
(c) to those who served in the War.
(3) (a) The amount of accommodation allotted in each case
depends upon the reasonable needs of the family, regard
being had to the sex and ages of the children and the
number of bedrooms required;
(b) Not more than two rooms are allotted to a married
couple without children, or to two persons of the same
sex living together;
(c) No person residing alone is accepted as a tenant.
Mr. Thomas Brisley was appointed Referencer in
order to visit applicants in their own homes and draw
up written reports on each application. Mr. Brisley
had considerable experience of this work under the
London County Council. He commenced duty on the
12th April, 1932 and continued for twelve months; he
carried out his work in a very able manner and with
great tact. He was attached to the Public Health
Department in connection with his duties and this
department was primarily responsible for the organisation
and carrying out the work of selecting the tenants.
The large number of applications (a total of 2,500),
visits, enquiries, and record keeping in connection with
this duty threw a very large amount of additional work
on the existing staff during the year 1932.
The application forms and the referencer's reports
on the cases were carefully scrutinised by the Medical
Officer of Health, who made observations on the merits