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In view of the large number of applications, and of the
relatively small number of tenements to be allocated, preference
was given to families living in insanitary and/or overcrowded
conditions.
Particulars of families housed may be summarised as follows:—
(i.) In the 16 four-roomed tenements, 35 adults, 71 children
(4 of these families previously lived in 1 room, 6 in
2 rooms and 6 in 3 rooms).
(ii.) In the 40 3-roomed tenements, 83 adults, 114 children.
(29 of these families previously lived in 1 room,
11 in 2 rooms.)
The total number of persons thus accommodated is—118 adults,
185 children.
Disused Fire Station—Chatham Road.
The Council were approached by the London County Council
in regard to the purchase of the disused fire station at Chatham
Road.
The Council decided to purchase this building at a cost of
£8,000, to convert the lower portion into a Public Bath and to
utilise the upper portion, which was arranged in tenements for
the accommodation of the firemen, for housing purposes. By this
means, 12 additional tenements (1 four-roomed, 9 three-roomed
and 2 two-roomed) would be made available.
The Ministry held a local inquiry in respect of the Baths
part of the scheme and have agreed to the raising of a loan of
£3,500 for this purpose. With regard to the housing portion, the
Ministry having notified that this expenditure cannot rank for
subsidy under the assisted Housing Scheme, application has been
made to the London County Council for a loan of £4,500. This
loan has now been sanctioned.
It is expected that these 12 additional tenements will be
ready for occupation early in 1923.
New Houses Erected by Private Enterprise.
During the year, thirteen houses were erected on what is
known as the Battersea Rise Estate (West Side, Clapham Common
and Alfriston Road). The houses in Alfriston Road were generally
of the plan of houses which are now usually erected, consisting of
two rooms, a combined kitchen scullery on the ground floor,
and two large and one small bedroom on the first floor with bath
and w.c. also on that floor. The houses on West Side are somewhat
larger than those on the Alfriston Road site.
Plans were submitted for 19 more houses on this estate and
also for 3 houses in Roseneath Road, but these houses were not
completed at the end of the year.