§ Mr. Dellasked the Minister of Housing and Local Government how many houses there are in Birkenhead without baths, without inside toilets, and without both; and how these figures compare with the national average.
§ Mr. MellishThe latest complete information is derived from the 1961 Census Returns. These showed that 8,943 dwellings or 22.03 per cent. were without fixed baths. This compared with a national average of 22 per cent. Since then some 730 unfit houses have been demolished or closed, most of which will have lacked baths, and baths have been installed in 125 houses with the aid of standard improvement grants. It is not known how many baths have been installed without grant.
The Census Returns do not show how many houses are without an inside toilet and the figure is not otherwise available.