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Fulham 1936
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Fulham]
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LONDON COUNTY COUNCIL ESTATES.
During the year 1936, 29 families were allotted houses on London County Council Estates
on the recommendation of the Public Health Department, in addition to other families applying
direct to the County Council. The following table shows the number of families accommodated
on the various Estates:—
TABLE 15.
| Estate. | Accommodated on recommendation by the Fulham Borough Council. | Accommodated on applying direct to the London Countv Council. | Total Fulham families accommodated. |
|---|---|---|---|
| EAST HILL, Wandsworth. | 14 | 40 | 54 |
| WATLING, Middlesex. | 139 | 86 | 225 |
| DOWNHAM, Kent. | 54 | 20 | 74 |
| BECONTREE, Essex. | 109 | 450 | 559 |
| ST. HELIER, Morden. | 136 | 292 | 428 |
| HANWELL. | 6 | 15 | 21 |
| BROXHOLME HOUSE, Fulham. | 1 | 46 | 47 |
| ROEHAMPTON, CASTELNAU, CENTRAL LONDON, Etc. /- | 150 | 541 | 691 |
| TOTALS: | 609 | 1490 | 2099 |
During the year 110 applications were made to the Public Health Department of the
Borough for accommodation on the London County Council Estates and were dealt with as
follows:—
81 families were recommended to the County Council for preferential consideration; five
of them subsequently refused the accommodation which was offered.
29 families proved upon enquiry to be unsuitable for recommendation, but 12 of those
applications were forwarded to the London County Council for inclusion in the
ordinary list "of applicants.
In addition 34 applicants made enquiries but did not return their application forms or notify
the Department of their reasons for not doing so.