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asked the Minister of Health if he will now publish a list showing the number of empty houses in each Metropolitan borough, disclosed by the recent survey undertaken at his recent request.
I will, with permission arrange for the figures to be published in the OFFICIAL REPORT.
Does that mean that the figures have already been obtained?
It means that they will be published in today's OFFICIAL REPORT.
Following are the figures:
Numbers of empty houses in each Metropolitan Borough, as listed by the local authorities.
| |
| Battersea | 160 |
| Bermondsey | 33 |
| Bethnal Green (also an unstated number of semi-obsolete properties) | 4 |
| Camberwell | 373 |
| Chelsea | 41 |
| Deptford | 39 |
| Finsbury | 153 |
| Fulham | 132 |
| Greenwich | 260 |
| Hackney | 249 |
| Hammersmith | Nil |
| Hampstead | 833 |
| Holborn | 81 |
| Islington | 665 |
| Kensington | 235 |
| Lambeth | 864 |
| Lewisham | 296 |
| Paddington | 518 |
| Poplar | 563 |
| St. Marylebone | 364 |
| St. Pancras | 334 |
| Shoreditch | 205 |
| Southwark | 86 |
| Stepney | 300 |
| Stoke Newington | 40 |
| Wandsworth | 206 |
| Westminster | 341 |
| Woolwich | 140 |
| Total | 7,515 |
(1) The majority of the houses included in the lists are fit only for demolition.
(2) The Borough Councils are continuing to requisition and adapt those empty houses which are suitable and can be dealt with at reasonable cost.
(3) A number of houses, mainly in Westminster, Kensington and Paddington, are being prepared as half-way houses for over 400 families. This accommodation will be used for families from all parts of London.
(4) I am considering what further use can be made of these empty houses, but it is unlikely that much additional housing accommodation can be obtained.