§ Mr. Simon Mahonasked the Minister of Housing and Local Government how many dwellings in the county borough of Bootle were totally destroyed during the 1939–45 war, and how many were partially damaged; how many applicants have now been re-housed by the Corporation and from clearance areas since 1946; and if he will publish these figures for each succeeding year.
§ Mr. MacColl2,107 houses in the County Borough of Bootle were destroyed in the 1939–45 war. The number damaged is not known.
Since 1946 12,010 families have been re-housed by the Corporation.
The number of families re-housed from slum clearance areas is published each year in the report of the Medical Officer of Health.
§ Mr. Simon Mahonasked the Minister of Housing and Local Government how many dwellings were available for occupancy, or were occupied, in the County Borough of Bootle in 1946; how many dwellings have been built for rental by Bootle inside or outside the county borough boundary in each year since 1946; and what was the total population of Bootle in 1946 and the figure at the last census.
§ Mr. MacCollIt is estimated that 15,000 dwellings were available for occupancy or were occupied in the County Borough of Bootle in 1946.
The number of houses built by Bootle County Borough for each year since 1946 was:—
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1946 … … … … 23 1947 … … … … 82 1948 … … … … 59 1949 … … … … 61 1950 … … … … 148 1951 … … … … 294 1952 … … … … 500 1953 … … … … 760 1954 … … … … 802
1955 … … 721 1956 … … 794 1957 … … 453 1958 … … 412 1959 … … 304 1960 … … 334 1961 … … 218 1962 … … 72 1963 … … 133 1964 … … 241 1965 to September … … 245 6,656 The total population of Bootle in 1946 was 64,350. At the last census the population was 82,829.