[Report 1936] / Medical Officer of Health, Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough.

  • Newcastle-under-Lyme (England). Borough Council.
Date:
1936
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Credit: [Report 1936] / Medical Officer of Health, Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    4. Housing Act, 1935—Overcrowding. The Census put in hand in November, 1935, and completed in February, 1936, involved the assistance of addition temporary staff and an expenditure of £279. (For detailed particulars see Form C in Report for 1935). The following is a summary of the conditions existing in the Borough : Total number of houses in the Borough (1935 year end) ... ... ... ... ... ... 16,770 Number of dwellings of working class type in¬ vestigated ... ... ... ... ... 14,363 (Separately occupied accommodation) Number of families found to be occupying' over¬ crowded conditions ... ... ... ... 887 (Tenants 632, sub-tenants 255) Percentage overcrowding working-class houses 6.18% Percentage overcrowding—relation to total houses in Borough 5.29% These cases are made up as follows :— (a) Occupying privately-owned houses (b) Occupying Council houses... (c) Occupying houses dealt with as part of Slum Clearance Programme— re-housing awaited (d) Occupying houses included in Slum Clearance Programme—pending and prospective... (e) Occupying caravans (recognised as perma¬ nent) ... ... ... ... ... 21 512 191 78 j Total 887