WAR ON SLUMS
PROGRESS OF CAMPAIGN IN BRITAIN British Official Wireless (Receiveci March 10, 5.5 p.m.) RUGBY. March 9. The continued progress of the Government’s slum clearance and rehousing campaign is shown in the returns for February and January respectively. During February local authorities cleared areas comprising 5083 houses, representing the displacement of 21,401 persons, compared with 4334 houses and the displacement of 16,737 persons in January. The total number of houses in the confirmed areas now total 131,000, involving the displacement of 566,148 persons. As to rehousing, at the end of January there were 58.140 houses under construction, compared with 56 549 at the end of December. Houses numbering 5761 were completed during January, compared with 5450 in December.
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Timaru Herald, Volume CXLIII, Issue 20673, 11 March 1937, Page 9
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120WAR ON SLUMS Timaru Herald, Volume CXLIII, Issue 20673, 11 March 1937, Page 9
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