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4. Active measures to be taken in regard to houses
found, on inspection, to be seriously defective, but
capable of being made reasonably fit for habitation.
5. Measures to secure the raising to a reasonable
standard of fitness for habitation, houses at present in
fair condition, but falling below the level at which such
houses should be maintained.
Appended will be found set out a list of the areas containing
houses or groups of houses which appear to call for
early attention in regard to action under Part II. to be considered
in connection with the proposals under Part III. of
the Housing Act. I have not yet officially represented any of
these groups to the Council for reasons previously reported.
G. Ouin Lennane,
Medical Officer of Health.
31st October, 1919.
BATTERSEA BOROUGH COUNCIL.
HOUSING, TOWN PLANNING, ETC., ACT, 1919.
Survey of housing needs and scheme under Section 1 of
the Act, forwarded to the Ministry of Health, 31st October,
1919.
SUMMARY AND PRECIS.
Average number of working-class
houses built annually before the
war 65
Estimated number of empty buildings
which might be made suitable, or
converted into flats 24
Number of tenements with more than
two occupants per room 3,275 Census,
Total number of occupiers 21,814 1911.
Number of houses intended for one
family, but occupied by two or
more families 10,313
Estimated number of working-class
houses required during next
three years—
(a) To meet unsatisfied demand 500
(b) To re-house persons displaced
by clearing insanitary areas 100-200