HC Deb 24 March 1971 vol 814 c147W
Mr. Clinton Davis

asked the Secretary of State for the Social Services how many persons were given temporary accommodation in each of the inner and outer London boroughs in the years 1967–70, inclusive.

Mr. Alison

The figures are given below:

NUMBER OF PERSONS GIVEN TEMPORARY ACCOMMODATION*
Inner London 1967 1968 1969 1970
Camden 458 466 559 700
Greenwich 475 579 505 602
Hackney 659 882 1,051 944
Hammersmith 309 310 401 295
Islington 1,198 577 931 1,279
Kensington and Chelsea 260 419 528 325
Lambeth 1,001 1,072 1,266 1,213
Lewisham 290 458 511 729
Southwark 380 515 460 527
Tower Hamlets 187 281 283 269
Wandsworth 555 658 768 849
City of Westminster 524 532 407 400
City of London 22 16 8 28
Totals 6,318 6,765 7,678 8,160

Outer London 1967 1968 1969 1970
Barking 128 94 113 97
Barnet 126 193 199 257
Bexley 128 186 211 183
Brent 215 321 349 361
Bromley 71 91 72 105
Croydon 92 308 245 391
Ealing 154 242 206 267
Enfield 46 44 91 76
Haringey 175 168 271 436
Harrow 32 65 50 65
Havering 110 98 142 98
Hillingdon 151 214 135 195
Hounslow 204 214 211 204
Kingston-upon-Thames 49 97 67 101
Merton 104 179 199 237
Newham 136 130 131 245
Redbridge 68 125 182 145
Richmond-upon-Thames 45 92 85 67
Sutton 76 83 47 64
Waltham Forest 112 132 198 232
Totals 2,222 3,076 3,204 3,826
Grand Totals 8,540 9,841 10,882 11,986
* Figures include husbands rejoining families and children born to parents living in temporary accommodation.