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kindly furnished me with the following figures relative to the number
of Deptford families accommodated upon the London County Council
estates.
From the 1st January, 1925 to 31st December, 1929 —
Families accommodated—
(a) Preferentially on recommendation of the Borough
Council 561
(b) From the London Council General List 911
Total 1,472
The most pressing need at the present time is for more houses at
rents within the means of those now living in unsatisfactory surroundings.
The problem of providing sufficient houses is mainly a financial
one. Largely it depends upon the question of State grants to local
authorities in order that they may be in a position to meet a need which
holds out no financial inducement to private enterprise to satisfy.
The problem of slum clearance and the provision of houses for the
more poorly-paid workers are two aspects of the same problem.
Until the solution of the housing shortage is found, we must frankly
face the fact that the money spent on our social services is not yielding
anything like the full return we are entitled to expect.
In accordance with the requirements of the Ministry of Health, the
following is a tabular statement of the Housing Statistics for 1929.
General.
Number of houses erected during the year:—
Clinton House, Watergate Street (L.C.C.) 37 tenements.
1. Unfit Dwelling-houses.
Inspection.
(1) Total number of dwelling-houses inspected for housing
defects (under Public Health or Housing Acts) 5825
(2) Number of dwelling-houses which were inspected and
recorded under the Housing (Consolidated Regulations)
1925 2086
(3) Number of dwelling-houses found to be in a state so
dangerous or injurious to health as to be unfit for
human habitation —
(4) Number of dwelling-houses (exclusive of above) found
not to be in all respects reasonably fit for human
habitation 2863