Mr. R. S. YOUNGasked the Minister of Health (1) if he can state, as a result of any official survey, how many houses in the borough of Islington are suitable for demolition; bow many are overcrowded; how many of these are let in tenements; how many people they house; and if any figures are available;
(2) whether he will state if any official survey of housing conditions in Islington has been undertaken either by the borough council or the London County Council since 1920 and the date of the last such survey?
§ Mr. GREENWOODHousing conditions in any borough are constantly under the review of the officials concerned, but I am not aware of any special survey undertaken either by the borough council or by the London County Council before the one which, as my hon. Friend is aware, is now proceeding. Pending the completion
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