§ Mr. Hayasked the Minister of Housing and Local Government the total number of separate dwellings, as at the time of requisition, held on requisition by local authorities in England and Wales; the number of families accommodated therein; and the estimated net annual cost to the Exchequer as at 31st December, 1952, 30th June, 1953, and at the latest convenient date, respectively.
§ Mr. H. MacmillanThe following is the information desired, estimated from the latest returns available from local authorities.
the number of families accommodated therein; and the estimated net annual cost to the Exchequer as at 31st December, 1952, 30th June, 1953, and at the latest convenient date, respectively.
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§ Mr. H. MacmillanThe following is the information desired, estimated from returns supplied by the local authorities
RESIDENTIAL PROPERTIES HELD ON REQUISITION BY METROPOLITAN BOROUGH COUNCILS Metropolitan Borough Council 31st December, 1952 30th June, 1953 Estimated Number of Dwellings Estimated Number of Families Estimated Net Annual Cost Estimated Number of Dwellings Estimated Number of Families Estimated Net Annual Cost £ £ City of London 5 27 2,764 5 27 2,462 Battersea 1,889 2,521 68,653 1,861 2,492 65,404 Bermondsey 234 330 17,176 233 351 14,122 Bethnal Green 360 631 25,625 357 626 20,993 Camberwell 2,994 5,235 169,189 2,955 5,192 165,321 Chelsea 532 1,498 180,059 513 1,452 183,193 Deptford 1,432 2,100 50,545 1,420 2,053 44,876 Finsbury 476 762 21,232 467 768 32,975 Fulham 948 1,545 91,229 943 1,534 77,823 Greenwich 969 1,667 65,407 951 1,654 65,228 Hackney 1,918 3,581 147,947 1,907 3,581 147,458 Hammersmith 892 1,646 51,793 878 1,634 43,268 Hampstead 472 1,455 87,925 466 1,450 93,350 Holborn 535 959 106,183 534 947 88,349 Islington 1,362 2,594 85,103 1,326 2,532 94,732 Kensington 695 1,721 137,541 646 1,669 143,857 Lambeth 2,559 3,569 189,002 2,535 3,495 175,297 Lewisham 2,550 3,872 180,741 2,500 3,762 179,423 Paddington 823 2,631 216,183 821 2,630 233,995 Poplar 962 1,349 41,868 954 1,330 37,951 St. Marylebone 586 945 111,403 580 955 106,047 St. Pancras 867 1,642 102,212 837 1,601 97,588 Shoreditch 723 1,196 52,134 680 1,116 50,680 Southwark 777 1,434 32,838 761 1,400 25,067 Stepney 1,809 2,523 96,789 1,764 2,469 106,211 Stoke Newington 654 1,214 56,436 646 1,183 57,626 Wandsworth 3,722 6,363 321,115 3,666 6,201 337,845 Westminster 883 2,167 259,451 866 2,105 247,774 Woolwich 771 1,034 38,898 750 999 49,831 Total 33,390 58,211 3,007,441 32,822 57,208 2,988,746