§ 62. Mr. GILBERTasked the Minister of Health the number of slum areas in the county of London his Department has given sanction to for clearance under the Housing Act of last year; and will he state approximately the number of houses, the total area and the number of persons such clearance schemes have dealt with?
§ Mr. WHEATLEYThree schemes in the County of London were confirmed in 1923 and 1924, comprising 668 houses, an area of approximately 13 acres, and a population of 3,760. Several other schemes are under consideration.