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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Richmond upon Thames 1920
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Richmond]
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The esential details relating to the Corporation Housing Scheme are as follows:—
| No. of Dwellings to be provided. | Type. | Accommodation. | Initial weekly rents (including rates). | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | A | Living room and 3 bedrooms ° | 19s. | 3d. |
| 62 | B3 | Living room, parlour and 3 bedrooms | 23s. | 3d. |
| 20 | B4 | Living room, parlour and 4 bedrooms | 26s. | 6d. |
| 24 | Flats | Living room and 2 bedrooms | 15s. | 0d. |
The number of houses in connection with the Corporation housing
scheme ready for occupation at about the end of June, 1921, it
is anticipated will be 32—Type A, living room, scullery and 3 bedrooms,
8 ; Type B 3, parlour, living room, scullery and 3 bedrooms
24.
At the end of 1921 the Borough Surveyor estimates that a
further 26 houses will be completed.
The number of working-class houses erected during 1920 by
private builders was 10, and the number erected with the consent
of the Local Authority under Section 25 of the Housing, Town
Planning, &c. Act, 1919, was 3.
The average annual increase in population for the last ten
years is roughly 200 ; there is no reason to think that this rate
of increase will be altered.
As regards overcrowding the number of tenements with more
than two occupants per room was given last year as 106 occupied
by 1124 persons; the number of houses intended for one family
only which were occupied without having been especially adapted
by two or more families was given as 425. This information was
obtained from the Food Control rationing cards.