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Housing, Town Planning, &c., Act, 1919.
As requested by the Ministry of Health the
following particulars are given of the Housing
conditions of the district:—
Form of Survey of Housing Needs.
Section 1.—Prevailing Conditions Affecting
Shortage of Houses.
Industries.
1. Particulars as to the staple industries of the
trict (or of any parish or part of the district) Nil
2. Particulars of any anticipated industrial
ment Nil
3. Particulars of any considerable reduction which
may be anticipated in the number of persons
employed in any industry in the district Nil
Population.
4. Pre-war population (1914) 18,395
5. Average annual increase of population for the five
years before the war 335
6. Estimated present population 22,000
7. Anticipated increase or decrease of working-class
population due to industrial changes —
Existing Housing Accommodation.
8. Number of dwelling-houses in the district 4,151
9. Number of working-class houses of the types given
in the reply to question 15 3,339
10. Average number of working-class houses built
annually during the five years before the war ... 19
11. Number of working-class houses built between
January 1st, 1915, and December 31st, 1918 ... 10
12. Number of empty buildings which might be (a)
made suitable, by repairs or alterations, for housing
the working-classes; or (b) converted into (a) —
flats for the working-classes (b) 13