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U n iv e r s i t y o f Glasgow,

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I I .

CONTENTS.

INTRODUCTION. Page I .

METHOD. Page 2 .

EXAMINATION OF THE FAMILIES IN THEIR OLD HOUSES,OVERALL GROUP. Page 7 .

EXAMINATION OF THE ELEVEN SUB-GROUPS IN THEIR OLDHOUSES. F a m il ie s coming from I , 2 and 5-apartm enttenement h ou ses . Page 17*

F a m il ie s rehoused from b u i ld in g s about to bed em olish ed . Page 25.

F a m il ie s rehoused from o ld e r p u b l ic authority-house s . Page 26.

F a m il ie s in which the g e n e r a l home background( a s d i s t i n c t from the house) was a s s e s s e d as"poor" or "bad11. Page 50.

F a m il ie s c o n ta in in g o ld age p e n s io n e r s . Page 54.

H ouseholds c o n ta in in g I c h i ld , 2 c h i ld r e n and 5 or more c h i ld r e n . Page 57.

F a m il ie s in which one or more members s u f f e r e dfrom d i s a b i l i t i e s which secu red them p r i o r i t yin h o u s in g . Page 41 .

EXAMINATION OF THE FAMILIES SIX MONTHS AFTER MOVINGTO NEW COUNCIL HOUSES, OVERALL GROUP. Page 48 .

ANALYSIS OF THE ELEVEN SUB-GROUPS SIX MONTHS AFTERMOVING TO NEW COUNCIL HOUSES. F a m il ie s rehousedfrom I , 2 and 5-apartm ent tenement h o u se s . Page 61 .

F a m il ie s rehoused from b u i ld in g s due fo r d e m o l it io n . Page 65 .

F a m il ie s rehoused from o ld e r p u b l ic a u t h o r i t y h ou ses . Page 67 .

F a m il ie s in which the g e n e r a l home background (a sd i s t i n c t from the house) was a s s e s s e d as "poor" or"bad" b e fo re r e h o u s in g . Page 70 .

F a m il ie s c o n ta in in g o ld age p e n s io n e rs v i s i t e d s i x months a f t e r moving in to new h o u se s . Page 72

I I I .

F a m il ie s c o n ta in in g I c h i ld , 2 c h i ld r e n and 3 ormore c h i ld r e n when seen s i x months a f t e r r eh o u s in g . Page 7 4 .

f a m i l i e s in which one or more members s u f fe r e d from d i s a b i l i t i e s which secured them p r i o r i t y in h ou sin g , v i s i t e d a f t e r s i x months. Page 7 8 .

EXAMINATION OP THE FAMILIES ONE YEAR AFTER MOVINGTO NEW COUNCIL HOUSES, OVERALL GROUP. Page 8 2 .

ANALYSIS OF THE ELEVEN SUB-GROUPS FOR THE SECOND SIX MONTHS AFTER MOVING INTO NEW COUNCIL HOUSES.F a m il ie s rehoused from I , 2 and 3-apartm enttenement h o u se s . Page 9 2 .

F a m il ie s rehoused from b u i ld in g s due fo r d e m o l i t io n . Page 9 5 .

F a m il ie sh o u se s .

rehoused from o ld e r p u b lic a u th o r i tyPage 9 7 .

F a m il ie s in which the g e n e r a l home background ( a s d i s t i n c t from the house) was a s s e s s e d as "poor” or "bad" b efo re r e h o u s in g . Page 98 .

F a m il ie s c o n ta in in g o ld age p e n s io n e r s v i s i t e d one year a f t e r moving in to new h o u se s . Page 105 .

F a m il ie s c o n ta in in g I c h i l d , 2 c h i ld r e n and 3 or more c h i ld r e n when seen one year a f t e r r e h o u s in g . Page 107 .

F a m il ie s in which one or more members s u f f e r e d from d i s a b i l i t i e s which secu red them p r i o r i t y in h o u sin g , v i s i t e d a f t e r one y e a r . Page 109 .

SUMMARY. Page 112 0

Appendix I . Page 118.

Appendix I I . Page 1 3 0 .

Appendix I I I . Page 139.

Appendix IV. Page 146 .

Appendix V. Page 153 .

Appendix V I* Page 155.

Appendix V I I . Page 165.

Appendix V I I I . Page 172.

IV.

Appendix IX. Page 182

Appendix X. Page 186

Appendix XI. Page 190

Appendix X II . Page 194

Appendix X I I I . Page 196

Appendix XIV. Page 206

Appendix XV. Page 210

Appendix XVI. Page 220

Appendix XVII. Page 224

Appendix X V III. Page 228

Appendix XIX. Page 232

Appendix XX. Page 234

Appendix XXI. Page 244

Acknowledgements. Page 248

INTRODUCTION

Glasgow c o n ta in s over 3 0 0 ,0 0 0 h o u s e s . Over 1 0 0 ,0 00

o f t h e s e have been b u i l t by th e L oca l -Authority s in c e th e

F i r s t World War. Per c a p i t a , Glasgow has b u i l t more coun

c i l h o u se s than any o th e r la r g e c i t y in th e U n ited Kingdom,

y e t Glasgow*s h o u s in g c o n d i t io n s remain amongst th e w orst

in th e c o u n tr y . T h is i s no new s t a t e o f a f f a i r s . In

1839 a r e p o r t to P ar liam en t on h o u s in g in B r i t a in s a id : "I

have seen human d eg ra d a tio n in some o f the w orst p la c e s

b oth in England and abroad, but I d id n o t b e l i e v e u n t i l I

had v i s i t e d th e wynds o f Glasgow t h a t so la r g e an amount o f

f i l t h , cr im e, m isery and d i s e a s e e x i s t e d in one sp o t in any

c i v i l i s e d c o u n tr y . '1'1' At t h i s t im e Glasgow was th e c en tr e

o f a r a p id ly d e v e lo p in g group o f heavy e n g in e e r in g in d u s t

r i e s and o f an e s t a b l i s h e d c o t to n in d u s t r y . In resp on se

t o th e demand f o r la b o u r , th e l o c a l country f o l k and th e

I r i s h im m igrants f lo c k e d to th e c i t y . The p o p u la t io n i n

c re a sed r a p id ly .

The in c r e a s e in p o p u la t io n was n o t matched by an i n

c r e a se in h ou sin g accommodation. Dr. S u therlan d o f th e Gen

e r a l Board o f H ea lth s t a t e d in 1848: "I have been c r e d ib ly

inform ed th a t f o r y e a r s a p o p u la t io n o f many thousands has

been a n n u a lly added to Glasgow by im m igra tion , w ith ou t a

s i n g l e /

^ O akley ,C .A . "The Second C ity " , p . 68

X .

s i n g l e house b e in g b u i l t to r e c e iv e t h e m . T h e r e s u l t

was th e s u b - d iv i s io n o f many h ou ses f o r th e purpose o f sub

l e t t i n g and th e e s ta b l i s h m e n t o f many common lo d g in g h o u se s .

L iv in g stan d ard s d e t e r io r a t e d and Edwin Chadwick rep o rted

in 1842 t h a t "It appeared t o us th a t b o th th e s t r u c t u r a l

arrangem ents and th e c o n d i t io n s o f th e p o p u la t io n in Glasgow

were th e w orst o f any we had seen in any part o f Great B r i t

a i n S e v e r a l women were found in a house l y i n g under a

b la n k e t b ecau se o th e r s were then out o f doors w earing a l l

th e a r t i c l e s o f d r e s s b e lo n g in g to th e p a r ty .

These l i v i n g c o n d i t io n s were accompanied by a s u c c e s s io n

o f c h o le r a and typh us ep id em ics between th e y e a r s 1818 and 1866

D r.R obert P erry , commenting on the s a n i t a r y s t a t e o f Glasgow,

w rote t h a t in h i s e x p e r ie n c e th e p r e v a i l i n g ou tb reak s o f f e v e r

had one s t r i k i n g f e a t u r e - "the overcrowded s t a t e o f t h e i r

h o u s e s , f a m i l i e s o f s i x , e ig h t and ten i n d iv i d u a l s crowded

i n t o one sm a ll apartm ent w ith o u t a bed to l i e i p o n , i f we ex

c ep t perhaps a q u a n t i ty o f lo n g -u s e d straw or f i l t h y rags

e m it t in g a s te n c h o f human im p u r ity so o f f e n s i v e . . . . These

sm a ll a p artm en ts , b e in g o f t e n l e t by th e week are f i l t h y in

th e extrem e."^

The C ity C ou n c il t r i e d to remedy th e s i t u a t i o n under th e

powers c o n fe r r e d by th e N u isa n ces Removal (S c o t la n d ) A c t ,1856 ,

an d /

2 F erg u son ,T . "The Lawn o f S c o t t i s h S o c ia l W elfare", p . 58.3 O akley ,C .A . "The Second C ity " , p . 70 .* F ergu son ,T . "The Lawn o f S c o t t i s h S o c ia l W elfa re ," p . 57*

and on th e 7t h November,1857 , th e Glasgow Herald rep o rted

t h a t "During the p a s t few weeks th e p o l i c e have been busy-

c le a r in g th e crowded p a r ts o f th e c i t y o f sw in e . The per

son s ( p r i n c i p a l l y I r i s h ) summoned b e fo r e the m a g is t r a te s

were ordered to remove t h e i r p ig s w ith o u t d e la y . Many had

fo u r te e n p ig s and upwards a d ja c en t to or underneath t h e i r

d w e l l in g s and an o ld man named P eter McQuade, r e s i d i n g in

High S t r e e t , l i v e d in an apartment p a r t ly f i l l e d w ith c o a ls

and c o n t a in in g two donkeys and two p ig s ."

Poor l i v i n g c o n d i t io n s spread to th e newer areas o f the

c i t y and in 1863 D r.G airdner wrote "To meet th e r a p id ly i n

c r e a s in g demand f o r lo d g in g s by a c la n o f I r i s h la b o u re rs

and o th e r s by no means d e l i c a t e in t h e i r se n se o f d om estic

co m fo r t , a f i n e open and o r i g i n a l l y w e l l - a i r e d and p le a s a n t

modern s t r e e t has been r a p id ly con verted i n t o a s e r i e s o f

p lagu e s p o t s , which can h a rd ly be made rea so n a b ly s a f e , in5

many i n s t a n c e s by any means sh o rt o f d e m o l i t io n ."

D e m o li t io n s were s t a r t e d in 1870 under th e powers con

f e r r e d by th e C ity Improvements Act o f 1866 . The f i r s t year

saw th e homes o f 1 5 ,4 2 5 p erso n s d em o lish ed . These p erson s

were encouraged to f in d h o u ses on th e o u t s k i r t s b u i l t by

p r iv a t e b u i l d e r s . The t r u s t e e s o f th e C ity Improvement

T rust "deemed i t i m p o l i t i c to compete w ith , or in any way

d isc o u r a g e th e b u i ld in g t r a d e a n d con fin ed t h e i r a c t i v i t i e s

t o /

F ergu son ,T . "The Dawn o f S c o t t i s h S o c ia l W elfa re ," p .59«® L a id la w ,S . "Glasgow Common Lodging Houses and the P eop le

l i v i n g in them." P .23*

t o b u i ld in g a number o f C orporation "Model Lodging Houses"

t o accommodate th e s u b - te n a n ts d i s p la c e d by th e d e m o l i t io n s .

The tenem ent hou ses provided f o r th e "working c la s s e s "

by th e p r iv a t e b u i ld e r s from about 1860 onwards l a r g e l y r e

p r e se n t th e p r o p e r t i e s b e in g dem olished by th e C ou ncil a t

p r e s e n t . B u i l t o f sa n d s to n e , w ith o u t c a v i t y w a l l s or damp-

p ro of c o u r s e s , th e y c o n ta in h o u ses o f one and two apartm ents.

The h o u ses are s u p p l ie d w ith c o ld w a te r , t h i s b e in g a com

p a r a t i v e l y r e c e n t improvement in most c a s e s , but are w ith o u t

b a th s . T o i l e t s are shared between th r e e to s i x houses and

are u s u a l l y s i t u a t e d on th e s t a i r h e a d . This p r iv a t e b u i ld

in g f a i l e d to keep pace w ith th e grow ing p o p u la t io n o f th e

c i t y . The t a b l e below d em on stra tes th e r i s e in th e e x c e s s

o f p o p u la t io n over h o u s in g accommodation between 1851 and 1 8 9 1 .

Census S ep arate f a m i l i e s .In h a b ite d

h ou sesP ercen tage more f a m i l i e s than houses

1851 6 4 ,8 5 4 6 5 ,1 5 3 2 .6 21861 8 5 ,5 8 8 8 2 ,6 0 9 1 .1 71871 1 0 6 ,8 6 1 1 0 0 ,8 7 6 5 .6 01881 1 1 2 ,7 1 0 1 0 6 ,2 3 8 5 .7 41891 1 2 6 ,4 2 2 1 1 7 ,5 3 7 7 .0 3

" S t a t i s t i c s o f G lasgow ,1 8 8 5 -9 1 ” . J .N i c o l .

The b u i ld in g o f c o u n c i l h o u ses in Glasgow s t a r t e d on a

sm a ll s c a l e i n 1 8 9 9 . Most o f th e h ou ses w ith t h e i r shared

t o i l e t s and la c k o f b a th s d i f f e r e d l i t t l e from p r iv a t e b u i ld

i n g . Accommodation s ta n d ard s improved a f t e r n a t io n a l l e g i s

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l e g i s l a t i o n l a i d down minimum req u irem en ts and gave money

g r a n ts fo r r e h o u s in g f o l lo w in g th e F i r s t World War.

The numbers o f h ou ses b u i l t y e a r ly are shown in F ig .I *

Up to 1939 the m a jo r ity o f th e s e h ou ses were o f th e sem i

detached and "4- in - a - b lo c k " ty p e , u s in g up la r g e areas o f land

and g iv in g p o p u la t io n d e n s i t i e s o f l e s s than 50 persons to th e

a c r e . S ince 1945 a more economic u se has had to be made o f

the l im i t e d land a v a i la b le and th e m a jo r ity o f r e c e n t c o u n c i l

hou ses have been o f th e tenem ent typ e g iv in g p o p u la t io n d e n s i t

i e s in th e r e g io n o f 75 person s to th e a c r e . M u l t i - s t o r e y

development has been l im i t e d to th e C orporation f l a t s a t Moss

H eigh ts (1950) and th e " S c o t t i s h S p e c ia l Housing" f l a t s a t

T oryglen (1 9 5 6 -5 9 ) .

In r e c e n t y e a r s more n o t i c e has been taken o f community

needs such as ch u rch es , sh o p s , s c h o o ls and c l i n i c s in th e new

a r e a s . High d e n s i t y redevelopm ent schemes are now under way in

s e v e r a l c e n t r a l areas o f th e c i t y . Meanwhile f a m i l i e s from the

o ld a r ea s o f th e c i t y are s t i l l b e in g moved to la r g e h ou sin g

e s t a t e s on th e p er ip h ery a t E a ste r h o u se , C a s t le m ilk and Drum-

chape l and p lan s are b e in g implemented to s e t t l e o th er f a m i l i e s

o u t s id e the Glasgow a r ea .

METHOD

The p r e sen t i n v e s t i g a t i o n d e s c r ib e s th e fo r tu n e s o f fou r

hundred and tw en ty -on e f a m i l i e s taken from o ld a rea s o f G las

gow and moved to new c o u n c i l hou ses in Drumchapel. A l l t e n

an ts w i l l i n g to share in th e i n v e s t i g a t i o n were v i s i t e d .

There was no s e l e c t i o n o f th e names and a d d r e sse s su p p lie d by

the C ity F a c t o r fs Department. In form ation was c o l l e c t e d on

a wide v a r i e t y o f s u b j e c t s , b o th by q u e s t io n in g and o b s e r v a t io n .

Further in fo rm a tio n was c o l l e c t e d on two subsequent v i s i t s , s i x

months and one year a f t e r moving in t o th e new h o u se s . S t a t i s t i

c a l a n a l y s i s o f th e d ata was c a r r ie d o u t ,u s in g a l e v e l o f s i g n i

f i c a n c e o f 0 .0 5 . The main o b j e c t s were t o a s s e s s l i v i n g co n d it

io n s in th e c e n tr a l areas o f th e c i t y and to s tu d y th e problems

o f f a m i l i e s moving to new h ou ses on th e p e r ip h e r y . These pro

blems were m u lt ip le and com plex, in v o l v i n g t r a v e l l i n g to work,

th e fu r n is h in g o f la r g e r h o u s e s , h ig h er r a t e s and r e n t s and th e

s c h o o l in g o f c h i ld r e n . In some c a s e s job s had to be changed,

i n o th e r s i l l n e s s and unemployment gave r i s e to d i f f i c u l t i e s in

m a in ta in in g th e new h ou se .

In a d d it io n to a g e n e r a l survey o f the p ic tu r e p r e sen ted by

th e group o f 421 f a m i l i e s as a w h o le , e le v e n sub-groups are l i s t

ed below .

1 . F a m il ie s rehoused from 1-apartm ent tenem ent hou ses (50)

2 . F a m il ie s rehoused from 2-apartm ent tenement h ou ses ( 2 6 6 )

3 . F a m il ie s rehoused from 3-apartm ent tenem ent houses (53)

4 . F a m il ie sish e d

rehoused from b u i ld in g s about t o be dem ol-(55 )

5 . F a m il ie s rehoused from o ld e r p u b l ic a u th o r i ty houses (38)

6 . F a m il ie sd i s t i n c t

in which th e g e n e r a l home background (a s from the house) was a s s e s s e d as ’b a d 1. (44 )

7 . F a m il ie s c o n ta in in g o ld -a g e p e n s io n e r s (55)

8 . F a m il ie s c o n ta in in g on ly 1 c h i ld (90)

9 . F a m il ie s c o n ta in in g 2 c h i ld r e n (154)

1 0 . F a m il ie s c o n ta in in g 3 or more children (103)

1 1 . F a m il ie s in which 1 or more members s u f f e r e d from d i s a b i l i t i e s which secu red them p r i o r i t y in h o u s in g (35)

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ANALYSIS OP THE OVERALL GROUP (421 f a m i l i e s )

The rehoused f a m i l i e s were drawn from a l l a r e a s o f th e

c i t y a lth o u g h the m a jo r ity b e longed to th e w est s id e o f th e

c i t y .

Most o f the f a m i l i e s were rehoused b ecau se t h e i r accumu

l a t i o n o f "points" ov er th e y e a r s had put them a t th e head o f

th e h ou sin g l i s t .

The average d u ra tion o f occupancy o f th e o ld hou ses was

9 .0 y e a r s . F ig . shows th e p ic tu r e i n more d e t a i l .

The average tim e f a m i l i e s had been on th e C orporation

w a i t in g l i s t fo r a house was 1 0 .3 y e a r s . Most o f th e f a m i l i e s

had been on th e l i s t f o r 10 or more y e a r s ( F ig . 3 * )• Because

o f t h i s , few o f th e t e n a n t s were r e a l l y young and none o f them

were under 20 y e a r s o f a g e . The average age was 38®5 y e a r s

and over a t h ir d o f th e t e n a n ts were aged 40 y e a r s or over

b e fo r e g e t t i n g t h e i r new hou ses ( F i g . ) .

The whole group co n ta in ed 1793 p e r s o n s , c o n s i s t i n g o f

1038 a d u l t s (5 7 .9 $ ) and 755 c h i ld r e n ( 4 2 .1 $ ) . C h ild ren were

d e f in e d as person s aged 15 y e a r s or l e s s .

The Houses

Most o f th e o ld hou ses were ten em ents ( 9 0 . 8 $ ) , d a t in g

back to th e 1 9 th c e n tu r y . In 14 c a s e s ( 3 .3 $ ) la r g e V ic to r ia n

hou ses had been s u b -d iv id e d and in 11 c a s e s (2 . 6$ ) f a m i l i e s

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s i z e s ; 64*5$ o f the h ou ses were o f two apartm ents ("room and

k i t c h e n " ) .

Two hundred and tw en ty -on e (5 2 .5 $ ) o f th e hou ses had t h e i r

own t o i l e t . In th e rem ainder th e t o i l e t was shared between

th r e e to s i x t e n a n t s .

Only 1 7 .6 $ o f th e h o u ses had runn ing hot w ater and o n ly

1 7 . 1$ had b a th s .

Overcrowding

Overcrowding to th e e x te n t o f more than 2 p ersons per

room was p r e sen t in 3 3 .5 $ o f th e h o u s e s . Overcrowding o f

over 3 p erso n s per room was p r e se n t in 7 . 6$ o f th e houses

(pig* t . )•

Overcrowding o f s l e e p in g accommodation occu rred in 1 2 .1 $

o f th e h o u se s . T his r e p r e se n te d 51 hou ses in which more than

one person s l e p t in a s i n g l e bed or more than two persons s l e p t

in a double bed .

The Tenants

The s o c i a l c l a s s o f th e t e n a n ts a ccord in g to th e R e g is t r a r

G en er a l’ s c l a s s i f i c a t i o n was a s c e r t a in e d in 383 c a s e s . The

m a jo r ity o f th e te n a n ts were s k i l l e d or s e m i - s k i l l e d (C la s s e s

I I I and I V ) ( P i g . X ) .

The te n a n ts were asked t h e i r o p in io n s on th e d i s t r i c t s

th ey l i v e d in and in 5 5 . 3$ o f c a se s th e t e n a n ts d e f i n i t e l y

l ik e d th e o ld d i s t r i c t , in 3 0 . 4$ o f c a s e s t h e y ' d e f i n i t e l y d i s

l ik e d th e o ld d i s t r i c t , and th e rem ain ing 1 4 .3 $ were "reserved"

about i t . Common rea so n s f o r d is l ik in g the c e n tr a l a rea s o f

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th e c i t y were th e la c k o f p la y in g f a c i l i t i e s fo r c h i ld r e n

and th e dangers o f busy r o a d s . A freq u en t com plaint was

t h a t the ’’d ecen t f o l k ” were moving out o f th e area to new

h o u ses and th e people r e p la c in g them damaged th e h ou ses and

d i r t i e d th e c l o s e s . Many p a ren ts were f r ig h t e n e d to l e t

t h e i r c h i ld r e n out in th e e v e n in g s because o f drunkenness

and f i g h t s amongst th e ’’new” n e ig h b o u r s .

Most o f the t e n a n t s ( 9 1 .2 $ ) ren ted t h e i r h ou ses and

o n ly 13 ( 3*1$) owned them. In 24 c a se s (5*7$) the f a c t o r s

had abandoned th e h o u ses and th e t e n a n ts pa id r a t e s but no

r e n t .

The average w eek ly sum paid in r a t e s and r e n t was 15/ 4d .

T h is r e p r e s e n t s approx im ate ly 5 / l d a week in r e n t and 1 0 /3

a week in r a t e s at th e p resen t t im e in Glasgow. Of th e 384

t e n a n t s p ay in g both r a t e s and r e n t , o n ly 1 6 .4 $ were paying

over 2 0 / - a week ( F ig . £ . ) . The low r e n t s were matched by

th e poor accommodation th e h ou ses provided and 4 3 . 2$ o f th e

t e n a n ts f e l t th ey were paying to o h igh a r e n t . The d i f f e r

ence between r a t e s and r en t was n o t c l e a r l y a p p r e c ia te d by

many o f th e t e n a n t s .

The work reco rd o f th e p r i n c ip a l ten a n t o f each house

over th e p r e v io u s two y e a r s was n o te d . Only 8 .1 $ had h e ld

no job d u rin g t h i s p e r io d and 7 3 . 8$ had been in one job con

t i n u o u s l y , 1 4 .3 $ had h e l d >two jo b s and 3 . 8$ had h e ld 3 or

more jjobs.

The t o t a l number o f wage e a rn ers in th e 421 h o u se s was

6 3 1 , /

Zi§URE__2* Wage-earne r s ner House

Wage- earners jDer House

FIGURE_IO.T o ta l net weekly income _pei

47*0^ household

EH 'Z.hlX Income

6 31 9 g iv in g an average o f 1 .5 0 wage ea rn ers per h o u se .

P i g . g i v e s the d i s t r i b u t i o n o f wage earn ers in th e

h o u s e s .

One hundred and two out o f 379 hou sew ives were work

in g ( 2 6 .9 $ ) •

The e a se w ith which th e p r in c ip a l te n a n t reached h i s

work was recorded in 367 c a s e s and i f th e t r a v e l l i n g tim e

in v o lv e d d id not exceed 15 m inutes th e job was regarded as

b e in g w ith in "easy rea ch " . Up to 40 m inutes i t was r e

garded as b e in g w ith in " f a i r l y easy reach" and any tim e be

yond t h i s $s d i f f i c u l t .

Almost o n e - th ir d o f th e job s (3 0 .5 $ ) were w ith in easy

re a c h , 4 8 .0 $ were w ith in f a i r l y easy r ea c h and 2 1 . 5$ were

d i f f i c u l t to g e t t o .

In come

The t o t a l n e t income o f th e h o u seh o ld s was reco rd ed ,

in c lu d in g c h i ld r e n ' s a l lo w a n c e s , p e n s io n s and o th e r b e n e f i t s .

The average weekly income was £13; 19; Id per household or

65/6d per head . Very few h ou seh o ld s ( 2 .9 $ ) had an income

o f £5 a week or l e s s and 3 5 . 4$ had an income o f over £15

per week ( P i g . i o . ) .

Pour hundred and s i x o f the f a m i l i e s paid in su r a n c e s

f o r th e m se lv e s and t h e i r c h i ld r e n (9 6 $ ) . The average w eek ly

sum per hou sehold was 7/ l d ( P ig . U . ) . These in su r a n c e s

remained p r a c t i c a l l y c o n sta n t throughout th e th r e e v i s i t s .

Savings

Two hundred and t h i r t y - o n e o f th e f a m i l i e s ( 5 4 .9 $ ) had

p u t /

FIGURE_II.Weekly insurance payments

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Weekly Payments. ( S h i l l i n g s )

FIGURE 12 S a v in g s . (135 F a m il ie s )

Amounts saved

FIGURE^IJ. Hire Purchase Commitments

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Weekly payments

Checks &-.ClubsFIGURE_J435-6^

(115 IPiSiiips)

eekly' payments

put by sa v in g s in p rep aration fo r moving in to a new

h ou se . Of th e se 251 f a m i l i e s 96 (41 m6f°) were u n w il l

ing to s t a t e the amount saved , but the rem aining 135

gave f i g u r e s v a ry in g between £5 and £50 0 . F ig .# a .sh o w s

the d i s t r i b u t io n o f sa v in g s between th e se 135 f a m i l i e s .

Hire Purchase

One hundred and t h ir t e e n (26*8$) o f the hou sehold s

had h ir e purchase commitments. The average weekly pay-

ment over th e se hou sehold s was 15 /6 ( F i g . l i ) .

Checks and Clubs

Checks and c lu b s fo r buying sm all item s such as c lo t h

ing were h e ld by 115 (27*3%) o f the h o u se h o ld s . The aver

age weekly payment over th e se h ou sehold s was 10/4^ ( F ig . )

Standard o f Management

Luring the v i s i t s the standard o f management o f the

houses was a s s e s s e d as "good", " fa ir " , "poor” or "bad".

T w o-th irds o f the houses were w e l l kept ( F ig . 1 3 ) .

R e c r e a t io n s

The main p le a su r e s o f husbands and w ives were record

ed in 377 c a s e s . T e le v i s io n was the commonest p leasu re

both o f husbands and w iv e s , f o o t b a l l coming second with

the husbands and k n i t t i n g w ith the w iv e s . Table I . shows

the p ic tu r e in more d e t a i l .

FIG URE^ 6 6 •

Assessm ent o f managemento f house

Good f a i r Poor Bad A ssessm en t.

T f t B L£ I . MAIH PLEASURES

Husbands (377) Wives (377)

T e le v i s i o n 117 (31$) T e le v i s io n 119 (32$)F o o tb a l l 60 (16$) K n it t in g 83 ( 22$ )Reading 38 ( 10$ Cinema 36 ( 10$)G olf 17 (5$) R eading 32 (9$Walking 15 (4$) Sewing 17 (5$)

Walking 17 (5$)

" Handyman " 12 Women*s Guild . 11Gardening 11 Dancing 9Bowls 10 W ir e le s s 6D r iv in g 10 D r iv in g 4Cinema 10"Drinking" 8P la y in g musical

in s tr u m e n ts& s in g in g 7

Masonic meetin g s 6

W ir e le s s 5T e r r i t o r i a l

Army 5P is h in g 4C y c lin g 4

10 husbands were unable 18 w iv e s were unable toto name any r e c r e a t io n name any r e c r e a t io n

M is c e l la n e o u s 28 M isc e l la n e o u s 25

Apart from r e c r e a t io n s o b v io u s ly r e l a t e d to one sex or

th e o th er such as f o o t b a l l or k n i t t i n g , one r e c r e a t i o n , namely

th e cinema, which was shared f a i r l y e q u a l ly u n t i l r e c e n t y ea rs

has now become the p le a su r e o f s i g n i f i c a n t l y more w iv e s than

husbands ( /\ = 1 5 .65 P < 0 . 0 0 1 ) . This probably r e f l e c t s th e

need o f th e hou sew ife to g e t away from th e home now and again

f o r her amusements. Three hundred and e ig h te e n h ou seh o ld s

( 7 5 . 5$) had televis ion s e t s .

Three h ou seh o ld s o n ly had r e f r i g e r a t o r s and two o f th e s e

w e r e /

were Local A u th o r ity p r e fa b r ic a te d houses in which a r e f r i g e r

a to r i s a b u i l t - i n f i t m e n t . , The t h ir d case was a fa m ily in

which th e w ife worked in a f ish m o n g e r ’s shop and was w e l l aware

o f th e va lu e o f c h i l l i n g fo o d . None o f th e hou ses had e l e c t r i c

immersion h e a t e r s , but some te n a n ts had i n s t a l l e d gas a p p lia n c e s

f o r h e a t in g sm a ll q u a n t i t i e s o f w a te r .

E ig h ty -n in e o f th e t e n a n ts (2 1 .1 $ ) had washing m achines,

t w e n t y - f iv e ( 5 .:9$ ) had t e le p h o n e s and 43 owned cars (1 0 . 2$ ) .

I l l n e s s e s

N in e ty - fo u r out o f th e 405 f a m i l i e s which co n ta in ed more

than one person (2 3 .2 $ ) were r e g i s t e r e d w ith two or more m ed ica l

p r a c t i t i o n e r s working s e p a r a t e ly . The ten d en cy was fo r the

husbands and w iv es to r e t a i n t h e i r o ld d o c to r s a f t e r m arr iage .

In most c a s e s th e c h i ld r e n were under th e care o f th e w iv e s '

d o c t o r s . T h is p ic tu r e d id not vary to any s i g n i f i c a n t e x te n t

over th e e le v e n su b -g ro u p s .

A record was made o f any p a s t i l l n e s s e s l i k e l y t o cause

t r o u b le or d i s a b i l i t y in th e f u t u r e . These were record ed as

" s e r io u s i l l n e s s e s " and in c lu d e d such c o n d i t io n s as t u b e r c u lo s i s

rheum atic f e v e r and p e p t ic u l c e r . Out o f a t o t a l o f 1793 per

s o n s , 156 gave a h i s t o r y o f " se r io u s i l l n e s s " in the p ast (8 . 7$)

E leven o f th e s e c a se s were drawn from th e 755 c h i ld r e n in the

group ( l o 5 $ ) o The rem ain ing 145 c a s e s in v o lv e d a d u l t s , a f i g

ure e q u iv a le n t to 1 4 .0 $ o f th e 1038 in v o lv e d .

T h e /

The 156 p erson s (w ith a h i s t o r y o f " ser io u s i l l n e s s "

in th e p a s t ) came from 148 h o u se h o ld s . In o th e r words

3 5 .2 $ o f th e h ou seh o ld s co n ta in ed one o f th e se p e r so n s . In

most o f the c a s e s where a household h e ld two p erson s w ith a

h i s t o r y o f " ser io u s i l l n e s s " th e c o n d it io n was t u b e r c u l o s i s .

A dm issions to h o s p i t a l durin g th e 6 months p reced in g

th e commencement o f th e stu dy were record ed and numbered 7 9 ,

an o v e r - a l l p ro p o r tio n o f 4 . 4$ , made up o f 25 c h i ld r e n and

54 a d u l t s , th a t i s 3 . 3$ o f th e c h i ld r e n and 5 . 2$ o f the

a d u l t s •

The natu re and e x te n t o f th e demand on g e n e r a l p r a c t i t

io n e r s 1 s e r v i c e s was reco rd ed .

Two hundred and s e v e n t y - t h r e e p erso n s made 851 v i s i t s

to th e su rgery over th e s ix -m o n th p er io d b e fo r e r e h o u s in g .

In o th e r words 1 5 .2 $ o f th e p eop le v i s i t e d th e su rvery over

th e s ix -m o n th p e r io d . A dults r a th e r than c h i ld r e n v i s i t e d

th e su r g e r y , th e r e b e in g 695 v i s i t s made by 177 a d u lt s as

a g a in s t 156 v i s i t s made by 96 c h i ld r e n . The p ercen ta ge o f

th e a d u l t s go in g to the su rg ery over th e s i x months was 1 7 .1

and th e p ercen tag e o f th e c h i ld r e n g o in g to th e surgery was

1 2 .7 . T h is d i f f e r e n c e was s i g n i f i c a n t ( Y = 6 .3 7 P < 0 . 0 2 ) .

The nature o f th e v i s i t s i s ta b u la te d b e lo w .

C hild V i s i t s (1 5 6 )

1 . I n f e c t i o u s C on d it ion s - 47 (3 0 .1 $ )

"Colds", " in f lu e n z a ” , "d iarrhoea" , t o n s i l l i t i s , ehickenpox and m e a s le s .

2o Im m unisations - 37 (2 3 .7 $ )

P o l i o m y e l i t i s ( 3 1 ) , sm allpox ( 3 ) , d ip h t h e r ia and whoopin g cough ( 2 ) , t u b e r c u lo s i s ( 1 ) .

3 . Late e f f e c t s o f r e s p ir a t o r y t r a c t i n f e c t i o n s 23 ("chron ic coughs" and " b r o n c h i t i s " .)

4 . Skin c o n d it io n s 19 .

5 . Minor i n j u r i e s 6 .

6 . V arious c o n d it io n s 24 . These c a s e s broke down in t o very sm all numbers, and in many c a se s a d ia g n o s i s was absen t or o b scu re .

Adult V i s i t s (695)

1 . A n te -n a ta l care - 121 (1 7 .4 $ )

2 . D is e a s e s o f m uscles and j o i n t s - 83 (1 1 .9 $ )

3. R e sp ir a to r y t r a c t d i s e a s e s - 75 ( 1 0 .8 $ )

4 . R ou tin e p r e s c r ip t io n s - 67 ( 9 .6 $ )

A n t i - t u b e r c u lo s i s d ru g s , d i g i t a l i s , i n s u l i n , " to n ic s" , " sed a t iv e s" and "slimming t a b l e t s " .

5 . D is e a s e s o f th e c a r d io v a s c u la r system - 61 ( 8 .8 $ )

6 . V i s i t s f o r " s ick l i n e s " (second or f i n a l c e r t i f i c a t e s ) n ot in v o lv in g exam ination o f th e p a t ie n t - 60 ( S . 6 $ ) .

7 . Various C o n d it io n s - 228 .

These v i s i t s broke down in t o very sm all numbers and in many c a se s a d ia g n o s i s was absen t or o b scu re .

G a lls to th e house by th e g e n e ra l p r a c t i t i o n e r s numbered

410 and were made to 216 p erson s or 1 2 .1 $ o f th e p e o p le . One

hundred and n in e ty v i s i t s were made to 131 c h i ld r e n and 220

v i s i t s were made to 85 a d u l t s . A h ig h e r p rop ortion of th e c h i ld

ren were v i s i t e d than a d u l t s , 1 7 .4 $ as a g a in s t 8 .2 $ r e s p e c t i v e l y .

This d i f f e r e n c e i s s i g n i f i c a n t ( V = 34«8 P < . 0 .0 0 1 ) .

The natu re o f th e home v i s i t s i s ta b u la te d be low .

V i s i t s /

»6 .V i s i t s to C hildren (190)

1 . I n f e c t io u s D ise a se s - 154 ( 8 1 .1 $ )

M easles ( 5 0 ) , " in f lu en za" ( 2 5 ) , "colds" ( 2 3 ) , "pneumonia" (23) and t o n s i l l i t i s (1 4 ) . The rem ain ing v i s i t s co ver ed a la r g e number o f c o n d i t io n s in c lu d in g s c a r l e t f e v e r , ch ick en pox , whooping cough and mumps.

2 . R e s id u a l b r o n c h i t i s f o l lo w in g acute i n f e c t i o u s i l l n e s s e s - 8 (4 . 2$).

The rem ain ing 28 v i s i t s covered a wide v a r i e t y o f c o n d i t

io n s in c lu d in g sk in d i s e a s e s and " te e th in g t r o u b le s " .

V i s i t s to Adults (220)

1 . D is e a s e s o f th e r e s p ir a t o r y system - 84 (3 8 .2 $ )

2 . D is e a s e s o f th e c a r d io v a s c u la r system - 46 ( 2 0 .9 $ )

3 . M atern ity work - 39 (1 7 .7 $ )

4 . D is e a s e s o f m uscles and j o i n t s - 21 (9 .6 ,$)

The rem ain ing 30 v i s i t s covered a wide v a r ie t y o f c o n d it

io n s and in many c a se s a d ia g n o s i s was ab sen t or o b scu re .

Pregnancy

Twenty-two out o f 379 h ou sew ives were pregnant ( 5 . 8 $ ) . Of

t h e s e , 20 were r e c e i v in g a n t e - n a t a l c a r e , 12 from t h e i r own

d o c to r , 5 from Local A u th o r ity c l i n i c s and 3 from h o s p i t a l a n te

n a t a l c l i n i c s .

EXAMINATION OP THE ELEVEN SUB-GROUPS

COMPARISON OP FAMILIES COMING PROM -

1-apartm ent tenement h ou ses (5-0 c a s e s )2-apartm ent tenement h o u ses (266 c a s e s )

& 3-apartm ent tenement hou ses (53 c a s e s )

The sm a ll tenement houses were regarded as co m p a ra tiv e ly

temporary accommodation by most ten a n ts^ and, on th e w h o le ,th e

t e n a n ts in th e s e hou ses were younger than the t e n a n ts o f th e

l a r g e r h o u se s .^

' The p o l i c y adopted by th e L ocal A u th or ity o f d e a l in g f i r s t

w ith the sm a ll su b-stand ard h o u ses in th e c i t y was r e f l e c t e d by

th e sh o r te r average tim e the te n a n ts o f th e 1-apartm ent h ou ses

sp en t on the w a i t i n g - l i s t , as compared w ith t e n a n t s o f th e 2 and3

3-apartm ent h o u se s .

The p rop ortion o f a d u lt s t o c h i ld r e n was app rox im ate ly

1 4 i l l r e s p e c t i v e l y , and showed l i t t l e v a r ia t i o n between the three4

groups in s p i t e o f th e d i f f e r e n c e s in average age o f th e t e n a n t a

The Houses

P u l l j u s t i f i c a t i o n was found fo r th e p o l i c y o f d e a l in g w ith

th e sm a ll hou ses f i r s t . In g e n e r a l , th e sm a lle r th e h o u se ,th e

poorer i t s f a c i l i t i e s in r e s p e c t o f s e p a r a te t o i l e t s , baths and

running h o t w a te r . None o f th e 1-apartm ent tenem ent hou ses

had b a th s or running hot w ater and 24$ o n ly had t h e i r own t o i l

e t s . Most o f the 3-apartm ent tenement houses had t h e i r own5

t o i l e t but r a th e r l e s s than h a l f had b a th s or runn ing hot w a te r .

O vercrowding/

Appendix I , Table 1 . i Appendix I , Table 4 . Appendix I , Table 2 . 5 Appendix I , Table 5 .

5 Appendix I , Table 3•

19 ,

Overcrowding was more marked in th e sm a ll hou ses than in

th e la r g e r o n e s . Overcrowding to the e x te n t o f over th r e e

person s to th e room did not occu r in th e 3-apartm ent houses and

was ra re in the 2-apartm ent h o u se s , but a lm ost a h a l f o f th e

1-apartm ent houses were overcrowded t o t h i s e x t e n t .^ Over

crowding o f s l e e p in g accommodation was a l s o more common in th e

sm a ll hou ses and whereas p ersons s l e p t more than one to a s i n g l e

bed or more than two to a double bed in about a t e n t h on ly o f

th e 2 and 3-apartm ent h o u se s , th e y s l e p t in such c o n d i t io n s in7

over a q u a rte r o f th e 1-apartm ent h o u se s .

The Tenants

The s o c i a l c l a s s o f th e t e n a n t s was to some e x te n t r e l a t e d

t o th e s i z e o f house o c cu p ied . The sm a l le r hou ses h e ld a

g r e a t e r p ro p o r tio n o f s e m i - s k i l l e d and u n s k i l l e d t e n a n t s thanQ

th e la r g e r h o u se s . Although t h e s e d i f f e r e n c e s were not s t a t

i s t i c a l l y s i g n i f i c a n t , th e r e was some su g g e s t io n th a t the

d i f f e r e n c e between th e t e n a n ts o f 1 -apartm ent and 3-apartm ent9

h ou ses was n o t f o r t u i t o u s .

Most o f th e houses were r e n te d , but a co m p arative ly la r g e

p ro p o r tio n o f the 1-apartm ent h o u ses had been abandoned by th e

f a c t o r s and th e t e n a n ts in t h e s e houses were o b l ig e d to pay

r a t e s o n ly . A few o f th e s m a l le r hou ses were owned but a l l the

3-apartm ent hou ses were r e n te d .

6 Appendix I , Table 6 . • Appendix I , Table 7 . ® Appendix I , Table 8 .

9Appendix I , Table 9* Appendix I , Table 10 .

/ ? .The average w eek ly sum paid in r e n t and r a t e s was depend

en t upon th e s i z e o f house"^ and a lth ou gh th e r e n t s were h ig h er

in th e l a r g e r h o u se s , few er o f the te n a n ts regarded them as 12e x c e s s i v e . I t seemed t h a t , g iv e n the c h o ic e , t e n a n t s would

r a th e r pay more money and have a b ig g e r h ou se , in d eed in many

c a s e s t e n a n t s f e l t th a t any sum a t a l l sp en t on r e n t and r a t e s

f o r th e sm a lle r h ou ses was e x c e s s i v e .

The average number o f w age-earn ers per h ou sehold was

s l i g h t l y h ig h e r in th e 2-apart.ment houses than in th e 1 and133-apartm ent h o u se s , and whereas over a quarter o f th e hou se

w iv e s went out to work in th e 1 and 2-apartm ent h o u se s , l e s s14than a t e n t h did so in th e 3-apartm ent h o u se s . T h is d i f f e r

ence was probably r e la t e d to th e g r e a te r average age o f th e

h ou sew iv es in th e 3-apartm ent h o u se s .

G ett in g to work from the 3-apartm ent hou ses to o k lo n g e r on

th e a v e ra g e , than g e t t i n g to work from th e 1 and 2-apartm ent 15h o u s e s . The 3-apartm ent h o u ses in Glasgow ten d to be near

th e p er ip h ery o f th e c i t y and are o f t e n C ou n cil tenem ents b u i l t

a f t e r the F i r s t World War whereas th e 1 and 2-apartm ent houses

l i e in the c e n t r a l a r ea s o f th e c i t y , grouped around th e main

c o n c e n tr a t io n s o f in d u s t r y . The sm a lle r hou ses are m ostly

V ic to r ia n and indeed are r e l i c s o f th e days when p u b l ic t r a n s

p ort was l e s s e f f i c i e n t and most peop le walked to work.

Incom e/

1 Appendix I , Table 11 . _ Appendix I , Table 14 .12 Appendix I , Table 1 2 . 15 Appendix I , Table 1 5 .15 Appendix I , Table 13 .

0 - 0 .

Income

The average n e t w eekly incom es per household and per head

in c lu d in g c h i l d r e n ’s a llow an ces and o th er b e n e f i t s are shown

b e low .

Average n e t weekly income Per hou sehold Per head

1-apartm ent houses £10 - 18 - 2d 64/7 a

2-apartm ent hou ses £13 - 12 - 6d 66/9cl

3-apartm ent hou ses £15 - 13 - Od 60/9d

These f i g u r e s r e f l e c t th e la r g e r number o f persons found

in th e la r g e r houses and th e la r g e p rop o rtio n o f w age-earn ers

d o in g u n s k i l l e d and s e m i - s k i l l e d work in th e sm a l le r h o u s e s .

In su ra n ces and Savings

N ear ly a l l o f th e f a m i l i e s in th e th r e e groups paid weekly

in s u r a n c e s , but the average payments were g r e a te r in th e c a se16o f th e te n a n ts o f 2-apartm ent h o u se s .

A s l i g h t l y h igh er p rop o rtio n o f t e n a n ts o f th e la r g e r

hou ses had put by sa v in g s in p r e p a r a t io n f o r moving in t o a new

house than had te n a n ts in th e sm a lle r h o u se s . The t e n a n t s o f

th e la r g e r h ou ses were r a th e r l e s s w i l l i n g to s t a t e th e amounts17saved than th e te n a n ts o f the sm a l le r h o u se s .

Hire Purchase

H ire purchase commitments were more common amongst th e t e n

a n ts o f 1 and 2-apartm ent houses than amongst th e t e n a n ts o f183-apartm ent h o u se s . These f in d in g s r e f l e c t the d i f f e r e n t

a v e r a g e /

Appendix I , Table 1 6 . Appendix I , Table 17*

Appendix I , Table 18«

V .I .

average ages o f th e groups in t h a t th e t e n a n ts o f th e sm a lle r

h o u ses were s t i l l in the p r o c ess o f s e t t in g - u p house and buying

f u r n i t u r e and o th er a r t i c l e s . The average weekly payments over

th e groups f o r th o s e f a m i l i e s w ith commitments v a r ie d o n ly 19s l i g h t l y .

Checks and Olubs

J u s t over a q u arter o f th e h ou seh o ld s h e ld checks or c lu b s

and th e average weekly payment was in th e r e g io n o f 1 1 / - . There

were no s i g n i f i c a n t d i f f e r e n c e s between th e 3 groups in t h e s e

r e s p e c t s . ^


Rather more o f th e la r g e r h o u ses were w e l l - k e p t than th e 21sm a ll o n e s , but th e d i f f e r e n c e s were sm a ll and cou ld probab ly

be r e l a t e d to th e g r e a te r s t r a i n o f k ee p in g overcrowded h ou ses

in good o r d e r . I t has a lre a d y been n o ted th a t overcrow ding was

more marked in th e sm all h o u se s .

The ownership o f t e l e v i s i o n s e t s and washing m achines was22

l e s s common in th e 1-apartm ent h o u ses than in the l a r g e r h o u se s .

S im ila r f i n d in g s occurred in r e l a t i o n t o te le p h o n e s and cars23but th e d i f f e r e n c e s were l e s s marked.

I l l n e s s e s

A h i s t o r y o f Ms e r io u s i l l n e s s " in th e p a s t occu rred more

f r e q u e n t ly amongst the t e n a n ts o f 1 -apartm ent hou ses than24amongst th e t e n a n ts o f th e la r g e r h o u se s . This e x c e s s o f

s e r i o u s /

Appendix I , Table 18 . Appendix I , Table 19*

21 Appendix I , Table 2 0 .

Appendix I , Table 21 .23 Appendix I , Table 21 .24 Appendix I , Table 22 .

3LX ,25s e r io u s i l l n e s s f e l l e n t i r e l y upon the a d u l t s .

The number o f p erson s adm itted to h o s p i t a l d u rin g th eP66-month p er iod b e fo re r e h o u s in g , and the number o f persons

27c a l l i n g th e d o c to r out to th e house did not d i f f e r t o any

g r e a t e x te n t between the 3 grou p s. On th e o th er hand s l i g h t l y

more persons from th e sm a ll hou ses went to d o c t o r s 1 s u r g e r ie s

d u r in g t h i s p er iod and th e e x c e s s was e n t i r e l y c o n f in e d t o th e 28a d u l t s . The e x p la n a t io n o f t h i s s i t u a t i o n probably l i e s in

th e h ig h er in c id e n c e o f s e r io u s i l l n e s s a lread y n o te d amongst

th e t e n a n ts o f th e 1-apartm ent h o u ses and in a s l i g h t l y h ig h er

in c id e n c e o f pregnancy in th e h ou sew iv es o f t h i s group n e c e s s i -29

t a t i n g v i s i t s to th e su rgery f o r a n t e - n a t a l c a r e .

\ Appendix I , Table 22 . Appendix I , Table 23*

27 Appendix I , Table 24 .28 Appendix I , Table 25*29 Appendix I , Table 26 .

FAMILIES REHOUSED FROM BUILDINGS ABOUT TO BE DEMOLISHED (55 cases)

(The f in d in g s fo r t h i s group are compared here w ith th e

f in d in g s f o r the o v e r a l l group which has been used as a c o n t r o l ) .

The hou ses in t h i s group were a l l tenem ents and, f o r th e

most p a r t , dated back to m id -V ic to r ia n t im e s . The b u i ld in g s

th e m se lv e s were d e c r e p i t and in a few c a s e s were o b v io u s ly

d an gerous . The average d u ra t io n o f occupancy o f th e houses

was sh o r te r than f o r th e c o n tr o l group^* and a h ig h p ro p o r t io n2

o f th e t e n a n t s were n ot on the C orporation h ou sin g l i s t . Those

te n a n ts who were on th e l i s t had w a ited f o r a s h o r te r p er iod o f3

tim e than th e c o n tr o l group.

On th e w h ole , th e t e n a n ts from th e hou ses due f o r d e m o lit io n4

were s l i g h t l y younger than th e te n a n ts from the c o n t r o l group.

The group con ta in ed 186 p e r so n s , c o n s i s t i n g o f 111 a d u l t s

( 5 9 .7 $ ) and 75 c h i ld r e n ( 4 0 .3 # ) .

The Houses

The h o u ses due f o r d e m o l i t io n were i n f e r i o r to th e c o n tr o l5

group in r e s p e c t o f s i z e , t o i l e t f a c i l i t i e s , b a th s and running 6

hot w a te r . They were not overcrowded in terms o f persons per

room or s l e e p in g accommodation to any s i g n i f i c a n t l y g r e a te r e x -7 8 9t e n t than th e c o n tr o l group ’ but th ey were l e s s w e l l managed.

T h e /wmmmmmrn

i; Appendix I I , Table 1 . Appendix I I , Table 6 . Appendix I I , Table 2 . ' Appendix I I , Table 7 . Appendix I I , Table 3 . Appendix I I , Table 8 .

4 Appendix I I , Table 4 . 9 Appendix I \ Table 9 .5 Appendix I I , Table 5 .

The Tenants

A r e l a t i v e l y h ig h p ro p ortion o f te n a n ts were employed in 10

u n s k i l l e d work and th e group had a d i s t i n c t l y poorer work r e

cord in term s o f c o n t in u i t y o f employment over th e p r e v io u s 2 11y e a r s .

A com p arative ly h igh p ro p ortion o f te n a n ts d i s l i k e d th e12

a rea s th e y l i v e d in as compared w ith th e c o n tr o l group. A13h ig h p ro p o r t io n o f th e hou ses had "been abandoned by th e f a c t o r s

and in th o s e c a se s where t e n a n t s s t i l l paid b oth r e n t and r a t e s ,

th e a v erag e w eek ly sum was l e s s than f o r the c o n t r o l g r o u p . ^

The group coming from hou ses due fo r d e m o lit io n co n ta in ed

76 w a g e -e a r n e r s , an average o f 1 .3 8 w a g e-earn ers per h o u se . M1«5

h igh p ro p o r tio n o f th e w ives were g o in g out to work.

The average net w eekly income per head la y c lo s e to the

c o n tr o l average but th e average w eek ly income per hou sehold was

r a th e r l e s s . ^ ^

The te n a n ts in t h i s group e x p e r ien ce d l e s s d i f f i c u l t y in1 7g e t t i n g to work than th e c o n t r o l group. The h o u ses were

alm ost w ith o u t e x c e p t io n in th e most c e n t r a l areas and la y c lo s e

to the o ld e r e s t a b l i s h e d i n d u s t r i e s o f th e c i t y .1 8Fewer o f the f a m i l i e s had s a v in g s , and more had h ir e pur-

19 20 chase commitments and checks and c lu b s , than th e c o n tr o l

group. The average weekly sum paid f o r h ir e purchase was low er

t h a n /

10 Appendix I I , Table 10 . Appendix I I , Table 11 .

12 Appendix I I , Table 12 . 1* Appendix I I , Table 13 . 14 Appendix H , Table 1 4 .

Appendix I I , Table 15 . 1° Appendix I I , Table 16 .17 Appendix I I , Table 1 7 .18 Appendix I I , Table 18 .19 Appendix I I , Table 1 9 .20 Appendix I I , Table 20.

X s .

21than th e c o n t r o l f i g u r e , but th e sum paid f o r check s and

22c lu b s was much the same.

None o f th e h ou ses due f o r d e m o lit io n c o n ta in e d te le p h o n e s

and few er than in th e c o n tr o l group co n ta in ed t e l e v i s i o n s e t s. 2 3

or w ashing m achines. The p rop ortion o f car owners d i f f e r e d24l i t t l e from th e c o n tr o l group.

L iv in g in su b -stan d ard b u i ld in g s due f o r d e m o lit io n appeared

to have l i t t l e e f f e c t upon the h e a l t h o f the f a m i l i e s as measured25by th e in c id e n c e o f s e r io u s i l l n e s s in th e p a s t , h o s p i t a l

26a d m iss ion s during th e 6-month p er io d b e fo re r eh o u s in g and p e r -27

so n s c a l l i n g t h e i r d o c to r out to th e house over th e same p e r io d .

An e x c e s s was noted in th e number o f a d u l t s v i s i t i n g t h e i r d o c t -28o r s * s u r g e r i e s , but t h i s was probably r e la t e d t o th e r e l a t i v e l y

h ig h in c id e n c e o f pregnancy amongst th e hou sew ives and r e p r e s e n t -pq

ed a n t e - n a t a l c a r e .

Appendix I I , Table 19#22 Appendix I I , Table 20 .23 Appendix I I , Table 21 . p i Appendix I I , Table 21 . ^ Appendix I I , Table 22. 2° Appendix I I , Table 23 .

o l Appendix I I , Table 2 4 . Appendix I I , Table 2 5 . Appendix I I , Table 2 6 .

FAMILIES REHOUSED FROM OLDER HJBLIC AUTHORITY HOUSES (38 c a s e s )

The t e n a n ts b e in g rehoused in t h i s group w ere , f o r th e

most p a r t , e i t h e r th e grown-up sons and daughters o f th e t e n

a n ts o f th e o ld e r p u b lic a u t h o r i ty h o u se s , or su b - te n a n ts l i v

in g in a s i n g le room f o r which they o f t e n paid more than th e

t o t a l r a t e s and r e n t o f th e h o u se . Their average age and the

average tim e th e y had spent on th e hou sin g l i s t la y c lo s e to1 2th e c o n t r o l f i g u r e s . 9

The t o t a l numbers o f persons l i v i n g in th e o ld e r p u b l ic

a u th o r i t y hou ses was 223, c o n s i s t i n g o f 146 a d u l t s ( 6 6 .4 $ ) and

77 c h i ld r e n ( 3 3 .6 $ ) .

The Houses

The h ou ses were o f a h ig h standard and a l l co n ta in ed t h e i r

own t o i l e t s and bathrooms. For th e most part th e hou ses were

la r g e r than in the c o n tr o l group. Overcrowding o f rooms and

s l e e p i n g accommodation was on ly s l i g h t l y l e s s than in th e control

and r e f l e c t e d th e frequ en cy w ith which r e l a t i v e s or su b - te n a n ts4 , 5

were found in th e s e h o u se s . In many c a s e s the m arried sons

or dau gh ters o f c o u n c i l house t e n a n ts would r a th e r l i v e and

s t a r t a fa m ily in t h e i r p a r e n t s ’ h ou se , o f f - s e t t i n g the d i s

advantage o f overcrow ding by th e advantage o f a b a th r o o m ,t o i le t

and good cook ing f a c i l i t i e s . Such an a t t i t u d e can h a rd ly be

c r i t i c i s e d .

The hou ses were a l l ren ted and the average weekly sum paid

in r a t e s and r e n t was c o n s id e r a b ly h igh er than fo r th e c o n tr o l 6 /group. /

1 40 Appendix I I I , Table 1 . _ Appendix I I I , Table 4 . Appendix I I I , Table 2 . £ Appendix I I I , Table 5.

* Appendix I I I , Table 3 . Appendix I I I , Table 6 .

JL7 .group. Almost a qu arter o f th e t e n a n ts co n s id er ed th e r e n t

to be to o h ig h . In the case o f th e s u b -te n a n ts who were r e n t

in g a s i n g l e room, th e r e was some j u s t i f i c a t i o n f o r t h i s p o in t

o f v ie w , n e v e r t h e l e s s , t a k in g t h i s group as a w h o le , c o n s id e r a b ly

few er o f th e t e n a n ts regarded th e r e n t as e x c e s s i v e as compared

w ith th e c o n t r o l . This f in d in g u n d e r l in e s th e v iew e x p r essed

e a r l i e r t h a t t e n a n ts are prepared to pay a r ea so n a b ly h ig h ren t

fo r th e sake o f a decent h ou se . In many o f th e c a se s in t h i s

group, th e hou ses had fr o n t and back gardens and were o f th e

sem i-d eta ch ed or M4 - in -a - b lo c k " ty p e . The t e n a n t s on th e wholeo

l ik e d t h e i r o ld d i s t r i c t s b e t t e r than d id the c o n t r o l group but9

th e standard o f management o f th e hou ses was much th e same.

The s o c i a l c l a s s o f the t e n a n ts as judged by th e R e g is t r a r

G e n e r a l's c l a s s i f i c a t i o n , " ^ and t h e i r work r eco rd ," ^ d i f f e r e d

l i t t l e from th e c o n tr o l group.

The group co n ta in ed a t o t a l o f 81 w a g e -ea r n e rs , g i v i n g 2 .13

w a g e -ea rn ers per house as a g a in s t 1 .5 0 fo r the c o n t r o l group .12The p r o p o r t io n o f housew ives g o in g out to work and the e a se

w ith w hich the husbands reached t h e i r work v a r ie d l i t t l e from 13th e c o n t r o l . The com p a rative ly la r g e number o f w a ge-ea rn ers

per h ou seh o ld r e s u l t e d in an average n e t weekly income o f

£18 - 0 - 3d per household as a g a in s t th e c o n tr o l average o f

£13 - 19 - I d . /

I Appendix I I I , Table 7 . R Appendix I I I , Table 1 1 .q Appendix I I I , Table 8 . Appendix I I I , Table 1 2 .

Appendix I I I , Table 9 . 15 Appendix I I I , Table 13 .10 Appendix I I I , Table 10 .

£13 - 19 - Id . The average net w eek ly income per head was

l e s s , however, b e in g 6 l /5 d a g a in s t th e c o n tr o l f i g u r e o f 6 5 /6 d .

Fewer f a m i l i e s paid w eekly in su r a n c e s but s l i g h t l y more had

put by sa v in g s than in th e c o n tr o l g r o u p , F e w e r f a m i l i e s16

h e ld checks and c lu b s and s l i g h t l y few er had h ir e purchase , 17

commitments than in th e c o n tr o l group. The average w eekly

payments in r e s p e c t o f th e s e commitments v a r ie d l i t t l e between

th e two groups excep t in th e case o f checks and c lu b s in which

the average payment made by the o ld e r p u b lic a u th o r i ty house18group was r a th e r l e s s .

19More hou ses in th e group co n ta in ed t e le p h o n e s , but r a th e r20few er co n ta in ed washing machines than th e c o n t r o l . I t appear

ed t h a t good f a c i l i t i e s in the form o f running hot w a te r , a

s in k and tub and adequate sp a ce , put o f f the a c q u i s i t i o n o f a

w ashing m achine. The te n a n ts f r e q u e n t ly s a id "What would I

want a washing machine fo r here?" when q u est io n ed on t h i s p o in t .

S l i g h t l y few er o f th e t e n a n ts had t e l e v i s i o n s e t s and s l i g h t l y21more had ca rs than th e c o n t r o l group, but th e d i f f e r e n c e s

were i n s i g n i f i c a n t .

I l l n e s s e s

The h ig h standard o f h ou sin g in t h i s group d id n o t appear22

to a f f e c t th e in c id e n c e o f s e r io u s i l l n e s s in th e p ast or the

in c id e n c e o f h o s p i t a l ad m iss ion s over th e 6-month p er iod b e fo r e 23r e h o u s in g . /

Appendix I I I , Table 1 4 o 19 Appendix I I I , Table 1 8 .Appendix I I I , Table 1 5 . 20 Appendix I I I , Table 1 8 .

16 Appendix I I I , Table 1 6 . 21 Appendix I I I , Table 1 8 .17 Appendix I I I , Table 17 . 22 Appendix I I I , Table 1 9 .18 Appendix I I I , Table 16 . 2 Appendix I I I , Table 20 ,

2- 1 .23r e h o u s in g . Minor i l l n e s s measured in term s o f p erson s c a l l

in g t h e i r d o c to r to th e house or person s v i s i t i n g t h e i r d o c to r s

a t th e surgery was l e s s p r e v a le n t amongst th e a d u l t s . 2^ ’ 2 ^

The p ro p o r tio n o f hou sew ives who were pregnant d i f f e r e d26l i t t l e from th e c o n t r o l .

^ Appendix I I I , Table 20 .24 Appendix I I I , Table 21 .25 Appendix I I I , Table 22 .26 Appendix I I I , Table 23 .

l o .FAMILIES IN WHICH THE GENERAL HOME BACKGROUND (AS DISTINCT

FROM THE ~HOUSE ) "WAS ASSES SE3riS~~POOR~"^

These 44 h ou sehold s c o n s i s t e d o f 36 in which th e houses

were u n t id y , d ir ty and con ta in ed damaged fu r n i t u r e and f i t t i n g s ,

and 8 in which th e t e n a n ts and t h e i r c h i ld r e n could be s a id to

c o n s t i t u t e tru e "problem f a m i l i e s " .

On th e average t h e s e u n s a t i s f a c t o r y t e n a n t s had l i v e d in

t h e i r o ld h o u ses fo r much th e same tim e as th e c o n t r o l group‘d

and were o f about th e same age ,^ but they had spent l e s s time

on the h o u s in g l i s t .

The group con ta in ed 183 p e r so n s , c o n s i s t i n g o f 99 a d u lt s

(54 $ ) and 84 c h i ld r e n ( 4 6 $ ) .

The Houses and Overcrowding

Although the group co n ta in ed s l i g h t l y more sm all houses

than the c o n tr o l^ and a lthou gh overcrow ding in terms o f p ersons

per room was s l i g h t l y more marked,^ none o f th e s e d i f f e r e n c e s

were s i g n i f i c a n t s t a t i s t i c a l l y . A marked d i f f e r e n c e occu rred

in r e s p e c t o f overcrowding o f s l e e p in g accommodation, how ever,

f o r t h i s was more than tw ice as common amongst the u n s a t i s f a c t o r y

h o u seh o ld s as compared w ith th e c o n t r o l .

The h o u ses were l e s s w e ll-e q u ip p e d in r e s p e c t o f t o i l e t s ,7

b ath s and running hot w ater than in th e c o n t r o l group . '

The Tenants

The p eo p le th em se lv es compared unfavourably w ith th e c o n tro l

group . They co n ta in ed a s i g n i f i c a n t e x c e s s o f u n s k i l l e d work

e r s® /

Appendix IV, Table 1 . f Appendix IV, Table 5 .2 Appendix IV, Table 2 . ° Appendix IV, Table 6 .\ Appendix IV, Table 3* ' Appendix IV, Table 7 .4 Appendix IV, Table 4 .

Qworkers and t h e i r o v e r a l l work record in terms o f con tin u ou s

employment in one job over th e p rev io u s 2 y e a r s was poor.^ A

c o n s id e r a b ly h igh er p ro p o r t io n o f th e te n a n ts in t h i s group d i s

l i k e d t h e i r o ld a r e a s ’ and th e average w eek ly payment in r e n t

and r a t e s was l e s s than in th e c o n t r o l g r o u p .H

The group co n ta in ed a t o t a l o f 57 w ag e-earn ers g iv in g an

average o f 1 .3 0 w age-earn ers per h ou se . The average net income

per household was £12 - 1 - 7d and was l e s s than the c o n tr o l 12a v e r a g e . The average income per head was a l s o lo w er than th e

13f i g u r e fo r the c o n t r o l . These f in d in g s r e f l e c t e d th e sm a ll

average number o f w age-earn ers per house and th e u n s k i l l e d

n a tu re o f th e work done by the t e n a n t s . low incom es were not

a f e a t u r e o f a l l th e h ou sehold s in t h i s group, however. An

example o f a b a d ly -k ep t household e n jo y in g a h ig h income was

t h a t o f Mr. and Mrs.C. Mr.C. was a w elder a t an atom ic power

s t a t i o n under c o n s tr u c t io n and earned £20 a week. He had two

boys aged 10 and 11 y e a r s . The fa m ily o f 4 l i v e d in a "room

and k itch en " house h av in g i t s own t o i l e t but no bath or running

hot w a te r . The house was p o or ly k ep t , d i r t y and u n t id y . There

was no e v id e n c e o f any s u b s t a n t i a l sum o f money h a v in g been

sp en t on fu r n i s h in g s apart from th e t e l e v i s i o n s e t . There was

no w ashing m achine. Hire purchase commitments amounted to pay

ments o f 5 / - a week fo r a sm all c a r p e t . Checks f o r c lo t h e s

accounted f o r a w eekly payment o f 1 4 / -* M rs.0*3 c h i e f r e c r e a t

i o n /

8 Appendix IY, Table 8 . 11 Appendix IY, Table 1 1 .9 Appendix IY, Table 9 . 12 Appendix IV, T able 1 2 .

10 Appendix IY, Table 10 . 13 Appendix IV, Table 1 2 .

r e c r e a t io n was w atch ing t e l e v i s i o n but Mr.C. enjoyed g o in g out

d r in k in g w ith h i s f r i e n d s . A hou sehold w ith a more t y p i c a l

income fo r th e group was th a t o f Mr.McC. Mr.McC. was a d r iv e r

w ith a l o c a l haulage f ir m . H is weekly income was s t a t e d to be

about £8 a week but h i s w ife d id n ' t know th e e x a ct sum. This

income was supplemented by an Army pension o f £2 a week fo r

se v e r e ch ro n ic v a r ic o s e u lc e r s o f many y e a r s ' d u r a t io n . Hive

c h i ld r e n brought in fu r th e r a l lo w a n c es o f £1 - 18 - Od w eek ly .

The you n gest o f th e fa m ily was a baby o f 7 months and th e o ld e s l

a m en ta l ly d e f e c t i v e boy o f 14 y e a r s , d e sc r ib ed by the mother

as b e in g "always in t r o u b le w ith th e p o l i c e ." In an attem pt

t o keep him out o f t r o u b le she had bought him a s p o r t s b i c y c l e

which was k e p t , fo r want o f s to r a g e sp a c e , in the k i t c h e n . The

house was a tenement "room and k itch en " w ith a t o i l e t on the

s t a ir h e a d shared by th r e e o th er f a m i l i e s and was w ith o u t a bath

or running h ot w ater . The b u i ld in g was d e c r e p i t and th e i n

t e r i o r o f th e house i t s e l f was in an extreme s t a t e o f f i l t h and

u n t i d i n e s s . Mrs.McC. was a p le a sa n t f e c k l e s s d i r t y woman who

was q u ite unable to name any r e c r e a t io n s or p le a s u r e s . Her

husband was keen on watching t e l e v i s i o n and had i n s t a l l e d a la rg e

modern s e t in th e k i t c h e n . This fa m ily moved in t o a 4 -a p a r t

ment tenem ent house in Drumchapel, but f in d in g th e m se lv e s "out

o f tune" w ith t h e i r neighbours,m oved back to a house s im i la r to

t h e i r o ld one w ith in 4 months. The i n t e r i o r o f t h e i r new house

was l e f t in a s t a t e o f f i l t h and d i s r e p a i r .

The/

The p ro p o r tio n o f f a m i l i e s making in su ran ce payments

amongst th e u n s a t i s f a c t o r y h ou seh o ld s was s im i la r to th e c o n tr o l

but th e average w eek ly payments were c o n s id e r a b ly l e s s . Fewer

f a m i l i e s had put by sa v in g s in p rep a r a tio n fo r moving in t o a 15new h o u se . On th e o th er hand h ir e purchase commitments and

checks and c lu b s were h e ld by a c o n s id e r a b ly h ig h er p r o p o r t io n

o f u n s a t i s f a c t o r y f a m i l i e s than c o n tr o l f a m i l i e s a lthou gh the16,17

average w eek ly payments d i f f e r e d to a very sm all e x te n t o n ly .

Fewer o f th e u n s a t i s f a c t o r y f a m i l i e s owned t e l e v i s i o n s e t s ,I O

w ashing m ach ines, t e le p h o n e s or c a r s . The d i f f e r e n c e s in

r e s p e c t o f te le p h o n e s and cars were o f very l i t t l e s i g n i f i c a n c e .

The u n s a t i s f a c t o r y h ou seh o ld s showed a s l i g h t l y h ig h er i n

c id e n c e o f s e r io u s i l l n e s s in th e p a s t , b o th among the a d u l t s

and th e c h i ld r e n , but th e d i f f e r e n c e s were n o t o f any s i g n i f i c

a n c e . ^ The only in d ic a t io n o f a s i g n i f i c a n t d i f f e r e n c e b e

tween t h i s group and th e c o n t r o l in r e s p e c t o f i l l n e s s was an

e x c e s s o f a d u l t s v i s i t i n g t h e i r d o c to r s ' s u r g e r ie s during th e206-month p e r io d b e fo re r e h o u s in g . The in c id e n c e o f pregnancy

amongst th e h o u sew iv es , a lth o u g h on ly s l i g h t l y h ig h er than in

th e c o n t r o l group, could p a r t ly e x p la in t h i s f in d in g by g iv in g21r i s e to an in c r e a s e in the volume o f a n t e - n a t a l work.

Appendix IV, Table 13 .15 Appendix IV, Table 14.16 Appendix IV, Table 15 .17 Appendix IV, Table 16 .

? Appendix IV, Table 1 7 . 19 Appendix IV, Table 18 . 28 Appendix IV, Table 1 9 . 21 Appendix IV, Table 20 .

FAMILIES CONTAINING OLD-AGE PENSIONERS (55 c a s e s )

These f a m i l i e s f e l l in t o 3 d i f f e r e n t groups, namely -

(a ) Those f a m i l i e s in which the o ld -a g e p e n s io n e r s a lon ewere b e in g rehoused in t o new s in g le -a p a r tm e n t h o u s e s .

(b) Those f a m i l i e s in which th e o ld -a g e p e n s io n e r s wererem aining behind in th e o ld h ou se , but son s ordaughters were b e in g reh ou sed .

( c ) Those c a se s in which th e whole fa m ily u n i t was b e in greh ou sed .

The o b j e c t o f exam ining t h i s group was to determ ine w hether

or n ot th e s e f a m i l i e s c o n ta in in g th e o ld f o l k had any s p e c i a l

c h a r a c t e r i s t i c s and a l s o to d is c o v e r under what c ircu m sta n ces

th e p e n s io n e r s were l i v i n g .

The h o u se s were b e t t e r equipped in r e s p e c t o f t o i l e t s ,

b ath s and f a c i l i t i e s f o r running hot w ater than the c o n tr o l

g r o u p .1

The t o t a l number o f w age-earn ers over th e 55 h o u seh o ld s

was 75 , g i v in g an average o f 1 .3 6 w age-earners per h o u se , but

th e r e was a h ig h p ro p ortion o f houses c o n ta in in g no w a g e-earn ers

a t a l l . 2

The incom es o f the h ou seh o ld s v a r ie d w id e ly a c c o r d in g to

th e numbers o f w age-earn ers th e y c o n ta in e d . The c ir cu m sta n c es

o f th o s e h o u seh o ld s c o n ta in in g no w age-earn ers were com p arative ly

" tig h t" as compared w ith th o se c o n ta in in g 2 or more w a g e -e a r n e r s .

The f i g u r e s are shown below .

1 Appendix Y, Table 1 .2 Appendix V, Table 2 .

Average weekly income Average Weekly i n -

F a m il ie s c o n ta in in g no w ag e-earn ers (20$)

£5 - 0 - Od 57/lO d

F a m il ie s c o n ta in in g 2 or more wage- ea rn ers (46$)

£21 - 2 - 4d 84 /6d

C on tro l group £13 - 19 - Id 6 5 / 6d

A good example o f a household w ith no w age-earner was th a t o f

M r s ,S . , a widow aged 62 y e a r s , l i v i n g a lone in a V ic to r ia n

4-apartm ent tenement h ou se . Her weekly income c o n s i s t e d o f

th e o ld -a g e pension supplemented by N a t io n a l A s s is ta n c e and

amounted to £3 - 13 - 6d. The r en t and r a t e s o f th e house

amounted to £1 - 4 - 6d w eek ly . The house co n ta in ed very l i t t l e

f u r n i t u r e but was w e l l -k e p t and c le a n . M r s .S .s u f fe r e d from

c h ro n ic b r o n c h i t i s and req u ired the d a i ly h e lp o f one o f her

d au gh ters to keep the house in order . She was a l o n e ly nervous

person and was extrem ely w orried by the f a c t t h a t she was in

a r r e a r s w ith her r a t e s . M rs.S . b e n e f i t e d enormously from r e

h o u s in g , Her new house was o f 1-apartm ent and e a s i l y managed.

The r e n t and r a t e s were lo w er , and her daughter a lrea d y l i v e d

e lsew h ere in Frumchapel and continued to v i s i t her d a i l y . The

l o c a l a u t h o r i t y gave her case s p e c ia l c o n s id e r a t io n and agreed

to l e t th e demands fo r a r re a rs o f r a t e s la p s e .

Another good example o f t h i s typ e o f case was M rs .D ., a

widow/

i t .widow aged 66 y e a r s , l i v i n g in a V ic to r ia n tenement house o f

3 -a p a r tm en ts . M rs.D 's income a l s o c o n s i s t e d o f the o ld -a g e

p en s io n supplemented by N a tio n a l A s s is ta n c e and came to

£3 - 4 - 6d w eek ly . The house was kept in p e r fe c t order and

Mrs.D. was b r ig h t , a c t i v e and an e n t h u s i a s t i c member o f th e

Women's G u ild . She was keen to move in order to g e t a house

o f a s i z e t h a t she could manage more e a s i l y .

The c a se o f Mrs.M. was q u ite d i f f e r e n t . She was a widow

l i v i n g in a pre-War 5-apartm ent C ouncil h o u se . L iv in g w ith her

she had a m arried d au ghter , M rs .B ., t o g e th e r w ith Mr.B. and t h e i r

3 c h i ld r e n , a l s o her son M r.M .junior and h i s w ife but no ch ild ren .

The fa m ily b e in g rehoused c o n s i s t e d o f M rs.C ., anoth er daughter

o f Mrs.M's to g e th e r w ith Mr.C. and two c h i ld r e n . In o th e r

words the house con ta in ed th ree f a m i l i e s and the te n a n t Mrs.M.

These added up t o a t o t a l o f 7 a d u l t s and 5 c h i ld r e n . The t o t a l

n e t w eek ly income in c lu d in g c h i ld r e n ' s a l lo w a n c es and o ld -a g e

p en s ion was over £39 . In s p i t e o f th e overcrow ding , th e house

was kept c le a n and in f i r s t - c l a s s order .

I t was concluded th a t the f i n a n c i a l c ircu m sta n ces o f o ld -

age p e n s io n e r s depended e n t i r e l y upon whether th ey l i v e d a lon e

or w ith r e l a t i v e s .

The standard o f management o f the h ou ses in t h i s group was

s l i g h t l y b e t t e r than the c o n t r o l .4

The p r o p o r t io n s o f f a m i l i e s w ith h ir e purchase commitments

and checks and c lubs^ d i f f e r e d l i t t l e from th e c o n t r o l , but more6 7f a m i l i e s had te le p h o n e s and few er had t e l e v i s i o n .

3 Appendix V, Table 3 .4 Appendix V, Table 4 .5 Appendix V, Table 5«

6 Appendix V, Table 6 .7 Appendix V, Table 6 .

3 7 ,COMPARISON OF HOUoEHQLDS CONTAINING- 1 CHILD, 2 CHILDREN

AMD 3 OR MORE CHILDREN

( l c h i ld - 90 c a s e s )(2 c h i ld r e n - 154 c a se s )(3 or more c h i ld r e n - 103 c a s e s )

The average d u ra tio n o f occupancy o f th e o ld h o u ses

d i f f e r e d l i t t l e between the th r e e g r o u p s O n th e o th e r

hand th e average time spent on th e C orporation h o u sin g l i s t2

in c r e a s e d s l i g h t l y as th e number o f c h i ld r e n in c r e a se d and

c o n s id e r a b ly more h ou seh o ld s c o n ta in in g 3 or more c h i ld r e n

w a ite d fo r 10 y ea rs or over than did h ou seh o ld s c o n ta in in g

o n ly one c h i l d .

The number o f persons in th e groups and th e p r o p o r t io n s

o f c h i ld r e n to a d u lt s are ta b u la te d below .

Households c o n ta in in g

1 c h i ld 2 c h i ld r e n 3 or more c h i ld r e n

T o ta l p erson s 352 656 610

A dults 262 74$ 348 55$ 253 41$

C hildren 90 26$ 308 45$ 357 59$

The average age o f the t e n a n ts d i f f e r e d to o n ly a sm a ll4

e x te n t between th e th r e e groups.

The Houses

Ho s i g n i f i c a n t tendency was found fo r th e la r g e r f a m i l i e s

to l i v e in l a r g e r houses^ and, as a r e s u l t o f t h i s , overcrow ding

i n /

1 Appendix VI, Table 1 . 5 Appendix VI, Table 5 .2 Appendix VI, Table 2 .3 Appendix VI, Table 3*4 Appendix VI, Table 4 .

i n term s o f persons per room, and overcrow ding o f s l e e p in g

accommodation, were p r o g r e s s iv e ly more common in t h e s e la r g e r

f a m i l i e s

Pew o f th e f a m i l i e s c o n ta in in g 2 c h i ld r e n l i v e d in houseso

w ith bath s or running hot w ater , but t h i s was a r e f l e c t i o n o f

th e h ig h p rop o rtio n o f th e s e f a m i l i e s l i v i n g in 2-apartm ent

h o u se s . I t has a lrea d y been shown th a t few o f th e s e houses

had bath s or running hot w a ter . The p r o p o r t io n s o f h ou ses

w ith t h e i r own t o i l e t s v a r ie d on ly s l i g h t l y between th e grou p s .

The average weekly r e n t and r a t e s paid by th e t e n a n t s was

l e s s in th e ”2 c h i ld r e n ” group than the o th e r two g ro u p s ,^ T h is

wnce more was an i n d ic a t io n o f th e h ig h prop ortion o f th e s e

f a m i l i e s l i v i n g in 2-apartm ent h o u se s .

The Tenants

The p r o p o r t io n s o f te n a n ts in the R e g is t r a r - G e n e r a l ’s f i v e

s o c i a l c l a s s e s and t h e i r work r eco rd s d id n ot d i f f e r to any

s i g n i f i c a n t e x te n t over the th r e e g r o u p s ,1 0 ,1 1 The number o f

w a g e-ea rn ers in th e groups and th e average numbers o f wage-

ea rn ers per house are shown below .

1 c h i ldf a m i l ie s con ta

2 c h i ld r e nin in g

3 or more c h i ld r e n

T o ta l w a ge-earn ers 172 218 142Average number o f w a g e-ea rn ers per house 1 .9 1 1 .4 2 1 .3 8

The t o t a l n e t weekly incomes were a s c e r ta in e d and th e f i g

u res are shown below .

6 Appendix VI, Table 6 . Appendix VI, Table 10 .7 Appendix VI, Table 7 . Appendix VI, Table 1 1 .8 Appendix VI, Table 8 .9 Appendix VI, Table 9 .

Weekly income Households c o n ta in in g1 c h i ld 2 c h i ld r e n 3 or more c h i ld r e n

Average per house £15: 6: 7d £13: 8 : Id £14: 15: 3d

Average per head 78 /5d 62/na 49/lO d

They r e f l e c t the sm a ller p ro p o r t io n s o f w age-earn ers in th e

groups c o n ta in in g "2 and 3 or more" c h i ld r e n . Family a l lo w a n c es

and income ta x c o n c e s s io n s d id not go f a r towards c o r r e c t in g the

economic d isa d v a n ta g e s s u f fe r e d by hou sehold s c o n ta in in g s e v e r a l

c h i ld r e n . Few housew ives were a b le to go out to work from th e

h o u seh o ld s c o n ta in in g 3 or more c h i ld r e n .

Sav in gs and In su ran ces

Fewer o f th e hou sehold s w ith 3 or more c h i ld r e n had been

a b le to put by sa v in g s in p rep a ra tio n fo r moving in t o a new

h o u se , as compared w ith the o th er g r o u p s ,1 but th e numbers w ith

w eekly in su r a n c e s were much th e same and the average weekly pay-14ments were s i g n i f i c a n t l y h ig h er than fo r the "1 c h ild " group.

Hire Purchase Commitments, Checks and Clubs

The p ro p o r t io n s o f h ou sehold s w ith h ir e purchase commit

ments and t h e i r average weekly payments in c r e a se d on ly s l i g h t l y15as th e numbers o f c h ild re n in c r e a s e d . The in c r e a s e was more

marked in th e case o f checks and c lu b s and r e f l e c t e d the g r e a te r

ex p en ses o f th e f a m i l i e s c o n ta in in g 3 or more c h i ld r e n in r e s -16pect o f c lo t h in g and sh o es .

S ta n d ard /

?-2 Appendix VI, Table 12 . ' ^ Appendix VI, Table 14 .13 Appendix VI, Table 13 . 13 Appendix VI, Table 15 .

1^ Appendix VI, Table 1 6 .

*§o .Standard o f Management

The g e n e ra l standard o f management o f the hou ses was

s l i g h t l y poorer amongst the h ou seh o ld s w ith 3 or more c h i ld r e n

and in d ic a t e d the in c r e a se d degree o f u n t id in e s s and "wear and

tear" t h a t was i n e v i t a b le when a la r g e fa m ily was l i v i n g in a17c o m p arative ly sm all house .

T e le v i s i o n s e t s , washing m achines, te le p h o n e s and cars

More hou seh o ld s c o n ta in in g 2 c h i ld r e n had t e l e v i s i o n s e t s1 ftthan d id h ou sehold s in the o th er two groups. The d i f f e r e n c e s

between th e groups in r e s p e c t o f th e ownership o f w ashing mach

i n e s , t e le p h o n e s and cars were very s m a l l . ^

I l l n e s s e s

The in c id e n c e o f " ser io u s i l l n e s s " in th e p a s t d id n ot vary

t o a s i g n i f i c a n t e x te n t between the th r e e groups in r e s p e c t o f

e i t h e r a d u l t s or c h i ld r e n .2 S im i la r ly th e re was no s ig n i f i c a n t

d i f f e r e n c e between th e groups in r e s p e c t o f h o s p i t a l a d m iss ion s21over th e 6 months b e fore r e h o u s in g .

In c o n tr a s t to t h i s , th e f in d in g s fo r v i s i t s to d o c t o r s ’

s u r g e r i e s and d o c t o r s ’ c a l l s to the house showed an e x c e s s in22 23r e s p e c t o f th e c h i ld r e n in th e sm a ller f a m i l i e s . ’ I t was

not p o s s i b l e to a s c e r t a in whether th e ex p la n a t io n la y in a lower

in c id e n c e o f tru e i l l n e s s in the la r g e f a m i l i e s or a g r e a te r

degree o f p a r e n ta l concern amongst th e sm all f a m i l i e s .

The in c id e n c e o f pregnancy amongst the h ou sew ives o f th e 324groups v a r ie d very l i t t l e .

y 7 Appendix VI, Table 17 . Appendix VI, Table 20 .18 Appendix VI, Table 18. ^ Appendix VI, Table 21 .

Appendix VI, Table 18 . 23 Appendix VI, Table 2 2 .20 Appendix VI, Table 19 . 24 Appendix VI, Table 23 .

FAMILIES IN WHICH ONE OR MORE MEMBERS SUFFERED FROM DISABILITIES WHICH SECURED THEM PRIORITY IN H ^ g ^ fg T T T ^ c a ie a T ^ -

The natu re o f the i l l n e s s e s which secured t h e s e f a m i l i e s

m ed ica l p r i o r i t y are ta b u la te d below . The m a jo r ity were c a s e s

o f t u b e r c u l o s i s or h eart d i s e a s e .

T u b e r c u lo s is ( a l l t y p e s ) - 21.

D is e a s e s o f c a r d io -v a s c u la r system - 9 (m o st ly m yocard ia l i n f a r c t i o n or rheum atic heart d i s e a s e ) .

Chronic b r o n c h i t i s and emphysema w ith cor pulmonale - 2 .

C ereb rovascu lar d i s e a s e - 1 .

Amputation o f l e g ( s e v e r e gunshot wounds) - 1 .

S p a s t i c d i p le g i a w ith mental d e f i c i e n c y - 1 ( c h i l d ) .

These 35 f a m i l i e s w ith "medical p r io r i t y " were compared

w ith the o v e r a l l group as a c o n t r o l .

The average tim e spent by th e se f a m i l i e s on th e h o u s in g

l i s t was 2 .9 y e a r s a g a in s t an average f o r th e c o n tr o l o f 1 0 .3 1

y e a r s . This d i f f e r e n c e dem onstrated the s u p e r io r i t y o f a

method o f in d iv id u a l s e l e c t i o n , when p o s s i b l e , over a "pure"

p o in t s sy s tem . U n less a d ju sted c a r e f u l ly to s u i t the circum

s ta n c e s from year to y e a r , a "pure" p o in ts system w i l l o f t e n

f a i l t o g iv e adequate "loading" to p a r t ic u la r h o u se h o ld s . A

c ase in p o in t i s th e f a i l u r e seen in the p rev io u s s e c t io n to

g iv e s u f f i c i e n t p r i o r i t y to la r g e f a m i l i e s l i v i n g under c o n d i t

io n s o f c o n s id e r a b le overcrow ding.

The average age o f th e te n a n ts in th e m ed ica l p r i o r i t y and

c o n t r o l /

Appendix V II, Table 1

c o n tr o l groups were much the same, but the d i s t r i b u t i o n w ith in

th e m ed ica l p r i o r i t y group was d i f f e r e n t . An e x c e s s o f t e n a n ts

under th e age o f 30 y ea rs and over th e age o f 48 was p r e sen t and

r e p r e se n te d persons w ith t u b e r c u lo s i s and d i s e a s e s o f th e c a r d io

v a s c u la r system r e s p e c t i v e l y in most c a s e s . 2

The group con ta in ed 132 persons c o n s i s t i n g o f 96 a d u l t s

(73$) and 36 c h i ld r e n (2 7 $ ) .

The Houses3

The group co n ta in ed more la r g e houses than th e c o n t r o l .

There were no g rea t d i f f e r e n c e s in r e s p e c t o f t o i l e t s , b a th s or

f a c i l i t i e s fo r running hot w ater ,^ and the standard o f manage-5

ment d i f f e r e d l i t t l e from the c o n t r o l .

Overcrowding

Overcrowding in terms o f p ersons per room and s l e e p in g

accommodation was only s l i g h t l y l e s s marked than in the c o n tr o l

group,

The p r o p o r t io n s o f r e n te d , owned and "abandoned” h o u ses and

th e average weekly sum paid in r a t e s and r e n t a l l la y c lo s e to7

th e c o n t r o l f i g u r e s .

The Tenants

The m ed ica l p r i o r i t y group conta ined 50 w age-earn ers g iv in g

an average o f 1 .4 3 w age-earners per h ou se . A c o n s id e r a b ly

sm a lle r p ro p ortion o f the housew ives were g o in g out to work in

t h i s /

Appendix V II, Table 2 . 5 Appendix VII, Table 3. 4 Appendix V II , Table 4 .

Appendix V II, Table 5 .6 Appendix V II , Table 6 .7 Appendix V II , Table 7 .

Qt h i s group compared w ith the c o n t r o l .

The t r a v e l l i n g t im es to work o f th e husbands were g e n e r a l ly

lo n g e r in t h i s group, but t h e i r work record in term s o f c o n t in

uous employment in one job over th e p rev io u s 2 y e a r s d i f f e r e d

l i t t l e from th e c o n t r o l . ^

Income

The average n e t weekly income per household in t h i s group

was s l i g h t l y lower than th e c o n tr o l f i g u r e , but th e income per

head was a l i t t l e h ig h e r .

S av in gs and In su ran ces

The p ro p ortion o f f a m i l i e s p u t t in g by s a v in g s in p r e p a r a t

ion f o r moving in to a new house and making w eek ly in su ra n ce pay

ments were s im i la r in both the m ed ica l p r i o r i t y and c o n tr o l 12 13gro u p s , 9 but the average weekly in su ran ce payments o f th e

m ed ica l p r i o r i t y group were l e s s . ^ I t was no ted th a t the pro

p o r t io n o f f a m i l i e s who had put by sa v in g s but were u n w i l l in g to15s t a t e th e amount was much sm a ller than in th e c o n tr o l group.

I t was concluded th a t the more freq u en t and e x te n s iv e c o n ta c t

th e m ed ica l p r i o r i t y group had w ith d o c to r s prepared them to

g iv e in fo r m a tio n more f r e e l y to a m ed ica l person engaged in

s o c i a l r e s e a r c h . None o f th e p rev io u s 10 sub-groups showed

any s i g n i f i c a n t d i f f e r e n c e from the c o n tr o l group in t h i s r e s

p ec t .

H ir e /

8 Appendix 711, Table 8 . ^ Appendix V II , Table 12 .9 Appendix V II , Table 9 c Appendix V II, Table 13 .

10 Appendix V II , Table 1 0 . Appendix V II , Table 13 .11 Appendix V II , Table 11 . 1 ? Appendix V II , Table 12 .

H ire Purchase commitments and Checks and Clubs

S l i g h t l y more m ed ica l p r i o r i t y f a m i l i e s had h ir e purchase

commitments'^ and s l i g h t l y fewer h e ld checks and c l u b s ^ than

th e c o n t r o l group. The average weekly payments o f th e group"I Q

were a l i t t l e h igh er fo r h ir e purchase and a l i t t l e low er fo r

checks and c l u b s ^ than th o se o f th e c o n t r o l .

The p r o p o r t io n s o f f a m i l i e s in the m ed ica l p r i o r i t y group

w ith c a rs and te le p h o n e s were s im i la r to th e c o n tr o l group, hut

few er o f th e m ed ica l p r i o r i t y f a m i l i e s had t e l e v i s i o n s e t s or

w ashing m a c h in e s .^

I l l n e s s e s

A l l th e h ou sehold s gave a h i s t o r y o f ’’s e r io u s i l l n e s s ” in

th e p a s t . I t was noted th a t t u b e r c u lo s i s occurred in 24 per

son s l i v i n g in 21 h o u se s . Three hou sehold s con ta in ed 2 c a s e s

ea ch .

A r e l a t i v e l y h igh prop ortion o f persons were adm itted to

h o s p i t a l d u r in g the 6-month p er iod b e fo re r e h o u s in g . The e x c e s s21was e n t i r e l y con fin ed to the a d u l t s . S im i la r ly a h ig h pro

p o r t io n o f th e a d u lts v i s i t e d t h e i r d o c t o r s ’ s u r g e r ie s during 22t h i s p e r io d . Many o f th e v i s i t s were f o r r o u t in e p r e s c r i p t

io n s f o r a n t i - t u b e r c u lo u s drugs.

The p ro p o r t io n s o f p e r so n s , a d u lts and c h i ld r e n , c a l l i n g23d o c to r s to the house d i f f e r e d very l i t t l e from th e c o n t r o l .

None o f th e housew ives in th e group were pregnant but t h i s

f i n d i n g /

^ Appendix V II, Table 14 . Appendix VII, Table 16 .Appendix V II , Table 15 . Appendix V II, Table 1 7 .Appendix V II, Table 14 22 Appendix VII, Table 18.

19 Appendix V II, Table 15 . 2 Appendix V II, Table 19#

f i n d in g was not o f s t a t i s t i c a l s i g n i f i c a n c e when compared w ith

th e c o n t r o l f i g u r e .

Many f a m i l i e s in th e o v e r a l l group could have put forward

a c a se fo r o b ta in in g a p a r t i c u la r type o f house ( f o r in s ta n c e a

ground f l o o r house in c a se s o f h ea rt d i s e a s e ) . T his would have

been p r e fe r a b le to t a k in g the "luck o f th e draw" a t a b a l l o t and

h op ing to e f f e c t an in form al exchange i f t h e i r lu c k f a i l e d them.

F a m il ie s o f t e n f a i l e d to apply f o r m edical p r i o r i t y because

t h e i r g e n e r a l p r a c t i t i o n e r s ad v ised them th a t they had no chance

o f s u c c e e d in g , s in c e most o f the houses went to c a s e s o f pulmon

ary t u b e r c u l o s i s . Some te n a n ts brought up d o c t o r s ’l e t t e r s to

th e "housing l e t " , hoping to be g iven a p a r t i c u la r hou se . Such

r e q u e s t s put the Corporation o f f i c i a l running the " le t" in a

d i f f i c u l t p o s i t i o n . To accept the l e t t e r and a l l o c a t e a house

cou ld put him at once in to most s e r io u s and u n p lea sa n t tr o u b le

w ith th e o th e r t e n a n t s . The u su a l c o u r se , i f th e ten a n t f a i l e d

t o draw th e d e s ir e d house in th e b a l l o t , was to app ea l to th e

o th e r t e n a n t s to e f f e c t an exchange b e fo re the m is s iv e s were

s ig n e d . I f t h i s f a i l e d , n o th in g more could be done and the

d i s s a t i s f i e d ten a n t had to be p resen ted w ith the c h o ic e o f "take

i t or l e a v e i t " w ith the r id e r th a t he should now put in a f o r

mal m ed ica l a p p l ic a t io n fo r a p a r t ic u la r type o f h o u se . T his

s i t u a t i o n cou ld be remedied i f th e l o c a l a u th o r ity would b r in g

t o the n o t i c e o f g e n e ra l p r a c t i t i o n e r s the type o f c a se s t h a t

would r e c e i v e sym pathetic c o n s id e r a t io n and the degree o f p r io r

i t y th a t cou ld be g iv en in such c a s e s .

D u r in g /

During th e survey 12 e a se s came to l i g h t in which th e r e was

a good case fo r m edical p r i o r i t y , but in which no a p p l ic a t io n

had been made. The d e t a i l s are l i s t e d below .

1 . Pulmonary t u b e r c u lo s i s o c cu rr in g in 1 and 2-apartm enthouses c o n ta in in g c h i ld r e n - 7 c a s e s .

2 . Severe h eart d i s e a s e in persons l i v i n g up s t a i r s - peases.

3 . Severe rheumatoid a r t h r i t i s in persons l i v i n g up s t a i r s- 2 c a s e s .

Of th e f i v e c a se s o f sev ere h ea rt d i s e a s e and rheum atoid

a r t h r i t i s (groups 2 and 3)> only one was rehoused on th e ground

f l o o r - a case o f rheumatoid a r t h r i t i s . Two c a se s were rehoused

3 s t a i r s up - c o n g e s t iv e c a rd ia c f a i l u r e ( l c a s e ) and m itr a l

s t e n o s i s w ith orthopnoea and a past h i s to r y o f su b -a cu te b a c te r

i a l e n d o c a r d i t i s (1 c a s e ) . This l a t t e r p a t ie n t had c o n s id ered

a p p ly in g f o r m ed ica l p r i o r i t y but r e a l i s e d th a t t h i s would mean

a c c e p t in g a ground f l o o r house w ith a garden. Her husband r e

fu sed to lo o k a f t e r a garden. Prom th e p o in t o f view o f clim b

in g s t a i r s , b o t h th e se c a se s were worse o f f in t h e i r new houses

than th e y were in the o ld o n e s .

The two rem aining c a se s were rehoused "1 s t a i r up” in

s in g le -a p a r tm e n t s p i n s t e r ’ s h o u se s . One case was o f s e v e r e

rheum atic v a lv u la r d i s e a s e o f th e h eart w ith e x e r t io n a l dyspnoea

and a n g in a o f e f f o r t . The o ther case was o f sev ere d i s a b l in g

rheum atoid a r t h r i t i s which rendered the p a t ie n t a lm ost immobile

and made i t n e c e s s a r y fo r her to have a d a i ly home h e lp . In

t h e s e two c a se s th e p o s s i b i l i t y o f e f f e c t i n g an exchange f o r a

ground f l o o r house did not e x i s t s in c e the ground f l o o r houses

w e r e /

were r e se r v e d fo r o ld -a g e p en s io n ers and th e two c a se s d e sc r ib ed

were aged 56 y e a r s and 57 y e a r s r e s p e c t i v e l y .

V 8 .EXAMINATION OP THE FAMILIES 6 MONTHS AFTER MOVING- INTO HEW

~ ~~ COUNCIL HOUSES '

LRUMCHAPEL

The Lrumchapel h ou sin g scheme was s t a r t e d in 1952 and

now c o n ta in s a p o p u la tion o f about 30 ,000 p e r so n s . I t i s

s i t u a t e d on th e w estern periphery o f the c i t y app rox im ate ly

7 m i le s from th e c i t y c en tre by th e most d i r e c t r o u t e . Many

o f th e in h a b i t a n t s work in Clydebank and indeed th e l o c a l

S c o t t i s h C o -o p era tiv e W holesale S o c ie ty has i t s headq uarters

in Clydebank and not Glasgow.

The m a jo r ity o f th e houses are tenem ents o f 3 and 4

s t o r e y s . Shopping f a c i l i t i e s are l im i t e d to f i v e shopping

c e n tr e s c o n ta in in g 23 sh ops. These provide e s s e n t i a l s e r

v i c e s such as food and new spapers. Post o f f i c e s and c h e m is t s ’

shops are in c lu d e d . The shops are supplemented by v a n s ,

l o r r i e s and converted charabancs s e l l i n g ice -cr ea m ,lem o n a d e ,

f i s h and c h ip s and a v a r ie t y o f o ther e s s e n t i a l and i n e s s e n t i a l

products f o r which th e r e i s a demand. The co n sta n t h o o t in g

o f t h e i r horns as th e y tr y to a t t r a c t a t t e n t io n i s a s t r i k i n g

f e a t u r e o f th e a rea . Lrumchapel has no c a f £ s , c in em a s, dance

h a l l s or p u b l ic h o u ses; i t i s in f a c t a dorm itory town w ith

th e f a c i l i t i e s o f a v i l l a g e . Plans have been prepared f o r

a ’’town c e n t r e ” .

O v e r a l l Croup

Luring th e f i r s t 6-month per iod f o l lo w in g r e h o u s in g , 24

f a m i l i e s were l o s t from the o r ig i n a l 421 l e a v in g a t o t a l o f

397 f a m i l i e s , Of the 24 f a m i l i e s which were ’’l o s t ” , 9 moved

b a c k /

back to o ld hou ses in the c e n tr a l a rea s o f th e c i t y , 2 moved

to o th e r c o u n c i l houses in lrum chapel and one bought a new

p r i v a t e l y b u i l t h ou se . Ten f a m i l i e s were u n w i l l in g to co

op era te fu r th e r in the survey and 2 f a m i l i e s were u n ob ta in ab le

in s p i t e o f r ep ea ted v i s i t i n g over a p er iod o f s e v e r a l w eeks.

The s i z e s o f the new houses are compared below w ith the

s i z e s o f the o ld h o u se s . The m a jo r ity o f th e houses were t e n e

m ents, m ostly o f 3 -apartm en ts, but some o f 4 -apartm en ts a l s o .

The 1-apartm ent houses were in co rp o ra ted in tenem ents and d i f f e r

from th e o ld 1-apartm ent houses in th a t th ey have b ath s and t o i l '

e t s and sp a c io u s b u i l t - i n cupboard accommodation. These houses

were r e se r v e d fo r s p in s t e r s and o ld -a g e p e n s io n e r s . A l l th e

new h ou ses had t o i l e t s , baths and f a c i l i t i e s fo r running hot

w a te r .

S iz e o f house Hew c o u n c i l houses Old houses

1-apartm ent 4 <.8$ 1 4 .3 $

2-apartm ent 6 4 .5 $

3-apartm ent 8 2 .4 $ 1 5 .0 $

4-apartm ent 1 1 .3 $ 4 .5 $

5-apartm ent 1 .5 $ 1 .7 $

The number o f people in th e survey at th e 6-months re-

v i s i t p er io d f e l l to 1601 and c o n s is t e d o f 883 a d u lt s (55*2$)

and 718 c h i ld r e n ( 4 4 . 8$ ) . f a l l i s accounted f o r by p er

sons l e f t behind in the o ld houses and two d e a th s . The pro

p o r t io n o f a d u l t s to c h i ld r e n was on ly s l i g h t l y a f f e c t e d .

O vercrow ding/

vi O t

Overcrowding

In view o f th e la r g e r number o f rooms a v a i la b le and th e

f a l l in th e number o f persons to occupy them, overcrow ding to

th e e x te n t o f over 2 persons per room and overcrow ding o f s l e e p

in g accommodation was a b o l i s h e d . The c o n c e n tr a t io n o f p erso n s

per room i s shown below .

Persons per room New C ouncil houses!

Old houses

IJp t o 1 2 8 .5 $ 1 0 .2 $

C\l1+H

7 1 .5 $ 5 6 .3 $

K\1+CM _ 2 5 .9 $

Over 3 _ 7 .6 $

N e v e r th e le s s th e s i t u a t i o n a f t e r reh o u s in g was not s a t i s

f a c t o r y in a l l c a s e s . Seventy-one (2 1 .7 $ ) o f th e 3-apartm ent

(2 bedroom) houses h e ld 5 persons and fo u r such h o u ses 6 p e r so n s .

C u rio u s ly enough, f i v e (11$) o f the 4-apartm ent (3 bedroom)

h ou ses h e ld on ly 4 p erso n s . No e x p la n a t io n in term s o f m ed ica l

p r i o r i t y was p resen t in th e s e c a s e s .

The Tenants

Most o f th e te n a n ts p re fe rr e d Nrumchapel to th e a rea s th e y

had come from . Those persons d i s l i k i n g the new a r e a or hav ing

r e s e r v a t i o n s about i t m ostly commented upon th e ’’inadequacy and

h ig h c o s t o f bus s e r v i c e s ” and upon th e la c k o f o p p o r tu n ity to

v i s i t p eo p le and go ’’window shopping” . The in c r e a s e in th e

p ro p o r tio n o f peop le l i k i n g Nrumchapel was s i g n i f i c a n t .

Opinion o f D i s t r i c t Drumchapel Old D i s t r i c t

"Like" 8 8 .2 # 5 5 .3 #

"Reserved" 8 .3 # 1 4 .3 #

" D is lik e " 3 .5 # 3 0 .4 #

(JfX= 1 2 2 .0 8 P < 0 .0 0 1 )

A ll th e houses were r e n te d . The average w eek ly sum paid

in r a t e s and ren t over the whole group was 25 /5d and was s i g n i

f i c a n t l y h igh er than th e e q u iv a le n t f ig u r e fo r th e o ld hou ses

o f 1 5 /4 * ( t = 5 .61 P < 0 . 0 0 1 ) .

The a t t i t u d e o f the te n a n ts to paying h ig h er r a t e s and r e n t

was c o n s id e r a b ly m odified by the fa v ou rab le comparison made by

th e new hou ses a g a in s t the o ld . S i g n i f i c a n t l y few er o f th e

t e n a n ts regarded the new r a t e s and ren t as too h ig h .

New Councilhouses Old h ou ses

R ates and r e n t co n sid eredtoo h ig h 3 .5 # 4 3 .2 #

( X = 1 7 3 .4 9 P^O.OOl)

The p r in c ip a l te n a n ts changed t h e i r employment in 4 .3 #

o f c a s e s d u rin g th e 6-months period a f t e r r e h o u s in g . The r e a

sons g iv e n f o r changing were m ostly t r a v e l l i n g problem s, th e

se a rc h f o r b e t t e r money and redundancy due to s t r u c t u r a l changes

in in d u s tr y .

The t o t a l number o f w age-earners over th e 397 h o u seh o ld s

w a s /

was 5 5 5 t g iv in g an average o f I .4 0 w age-earn ers per h o u seh o ld .

The p ro p o r tio n o f housew ives working was 2 6 . 4 / and la y c lo s e

t o th e e q u iv a le n t f ig u r e b e fo re r e h o u s in g .

The tim e spent in t r a v e l l i n g to work in th e morning was i n

c re a sed in most c a s e s . S i g n i f i c a n t l y more persons found t h e i r

work " d i f f i c u l t " to g e t to and s i g n i f i c a n t l y few er were w ith in

"easy reach" o f t h e i r work. The f i g u r e s are shown below .

Ease o f g e t t i n g to work from Drumchapel Old Areas

Work in "Easy Reach" (Up to 15 m inutes) 1 8 . 7 / 3 0 . 5 /

" E a ir ly easy reach" (15+ - 40 m inu tes) 5 2 . 4 / 4 8 . 0/

" D i f f i c u l t "(Over 40 m in u tes) 2 8 .9 / 2 1 . 5 /

( 1 4 . 4 0 p < 0.001)The problem o f c h i ld r e n t r a v e l l i n g to sc h o o l was sm a ller

than might be e x p ected , due to th e in t e n s iv e sc h o o l b u i ld in g

campaign adopted by th e l o c a l a u th o r ity in r e c e n t y e a r s . Out

o f th e t o t a l o f 718 c h i ld r e n in th e new h o u s e s , 515 were o f

s c h o o l a g e . Of th e se 515 c h i ld r e n , 403 ( 7 8 . 3 / ) were attending

new s c h o o ls in Drumchapel or f a i r l y r e c e n t ly b u i l t s c h o o ls c lo s e

to Drumchapel. E ighty c h i ld r e n (1 5 * 5 /) s t i l l a t ten d e d t h e i r

o ld s c h o o l s , in many ca ses because t h i s was the w ish o f th e

p a ren ts or the c h i ld r e n th e m se lv e s , and a fu r th e r 32 c h i ld r e n

were a t t e n d in g o th e r sc h o o ls f o r a v a r ie ty of r ea so n s such as

p h y s i c a l /

p h y s ic a l or m ental handicaps or r e l i g i o u s r e a s o n s , or because

t h e i r p aren ts had e l e c t e d to send them to f e e - p a y in g s c h o o l s .

Income

The average n e t w eekly income per h ou seh o ld , i n c l u s i v e o f

c h i l d r e n ’s a l lo w a n c es , p en sion s and o ther b e n e f i t s was £ 1 3 -1 0 - ld ,

This was l e s s than the sum o f £13 - 19 - Id * record ed in th e o ld

h o u s e s . The d i f f e r e n c e was not s i g n i f i c a n t . The average

w eek ly income per head r o se from 65 /6d* in th e o ld h o u ses to

6 7 / - in the new h o u ses .

H ire Purchase

The expense of fu r n is h in g new and la r g e r houses was r e f l e c t

ed in a dram atic r i s e in th e number o f f a m i l i e s w ith h ir e pur

chase commitments. This f in d in g was s t a t i s t i c a l l y s i g n i f i c a n t .

The average w eekly payments o f th o se f a m i l i e s w ith commitments

a l s o went up, a lthough the d i f f e r e n c e here was of b o r d e r l in e

s i g n i f i c a n c e o n ly . The f i g u r e s are shown below .

Oldareas Drumchapel

F a m il ie s w ith h ir e purchase commitments '26 *8/ 4 8 .9 #

S i g n i f i c a n t .X * = 4 2 .2 8 P . < 0 .001

Average w eekly payment 15/6d

B o r d e r l in e s i g n i f i c a n c e , t = 1 .7 9 P 0 .1

Checks and Clubs

In c o n t r a s t to th e r i s e in h ir e purchase commitments th e r e

was a s i g n i f i c a n t f a l l in the number o f f a m i l i e s w ith checks

and c lu b s f o r sm all a r t i c l e s such as c lo t h in g . The change in

the average weekly payments made by th o se f a m i l i e s w ith commit

m e n ts /

commitments was sm a ll . The f i g u r e s are shown below .

Old ____ areas hew area

F a m il ie s w ith checks & c lu b s 2 7 .3 # 1 2 .9 #

S i g n i f i c a n t .X*- = 26 .45 P < 0 .0 0 1

Average weekly payment 10 /43 i o / i o a h ot s i g n i f i c a n t .


The standard o f management o f the new houses showed a

marked improvement. T h is f in d in g r e f l e c t e d th e g r e a te r e a se

o f k ee p in g a rea so n a b le s i z e o f house in good order than a

’’s i n g l e end” or "room and k i t c h e n ” and a ls o a r i s e in morale

o f th e housew ives in t h e i r new su rrou n d in gs. The r i s e in

the p ro p o r t io n o f w e l l -k e p t houses was s i g n i f i c a n t ( Y = 20 .7 7

P < 0 .0 0 1 ) . The f ig u r e s are shown below .

A ssessm ent o f management ____________o f house__________ Old house hew house ( a f t e r 6 m th s .)

Good 66 .5 # 8 0 . 6 /

F a ir 2 3 .0 # 1 3 .4 #

Poor or Bad 1 0 .5 # 6 .0 #

S u p e r v is io n o f f a m i l i e s unable to keep a c le a n house d i f f e r

ed in no way from su p e rv is io n o f the rem aining f a m i l i e s d u rin g

the 6-month p er iod fo l lo w in g r e h o u s in g . During t h i s p e r io d

"housing n u rses" paid 259 v i s i t s to 320 houses which were g iven

a good home a sse s sm e n t . Twenty-four households g iven a poor

or bad home assessm ent r e c e iv e d 28 v i s i t s , and th e 42 h ou seh o ld s

rem ain ing from th e 44 g iven a poor or bad home assessm en t in

t h e i r /

^ 6 ,

t h e i r o ld houses r e c e iv e d 41 v i s i t s . I t was concluded t h a t ,

to p r a c t i c a l p u rp oses , a l l f a m i l i e s r e c e iv e d one v i s i t from

th e "housing n u rses" .

The p ro p o r t io n s o f households w ith t e l e v i s i o n s e t s and

washing m achines were s i g n i f i c a n t l y h igh er 6 months a f t e r mov

in g in t o th e new houses than b efore moving. In th a t the fam

i l i e s had to fa c e more expense in terms o f r a t e s , r e n t , bus

f a r e s and the f i t t i n g - o u t o f la r g e r h o u se s , t h i s was u n ex p ec ted .

On th e o th er hand i s o l a t i o n and inadequate bus s e r v i c e s rendered

th e p o s s e s s io n o f a t e l e v i s i o n s e t more d e s ir a b le and th e l o s s

o f th e l o c a l "steamie" e x p la in s a g r e a te r need f o r w ashing

m ach ines . The f ig u r e s are shown below.

H ouseholds w ith Old area New area

T e le v i s i o n s e t s 75.5'/» 8 2 . 17SS i g n i f i c a n t .X t= 5 .2 8 P < 0 .0 5

V/ashing machines 2 1 .1 1° 3 0 . 0$S i g n i f i c a n t .**■ = 8 .4 1 P < 0 .0 1

None o f the hou sehold ers had acquired r e f r i g e r a t o r s during

th e 6-month period a f t e r moving in to the new h o u se s , but 13

(3»3f<>) had acquired e l e c t r i c immersion h e a t e r s . T h is r i s e was

s i g n i f i c a n t ( Y ^ 1 1 .9 9 P < 0 . 0 0 1 ) .

A s l i g h t f a l l occurred in th e p rop ortion s o f h o u seh o ld s

w ith t e le p h o n e s and c a r s . The f ig u r e s are shown below .

. — T-H ouseholds w ith I

IjOld area New area

T elephones 1 5 . 9/° 4.09s Not s i g n i f i c a n t— ^— - ——---- -j—

Cars 1 1 0 .2 $ 9 . 6% Not s i g n i f i c a n t

F a m ily /

Fam ily D octors

The p o s i t i o n s o f d o c to r s ' s u r g e r ie s in th e old d i s t r i c t s

w ere, f o r the most p a r t , in co n v en ien t a f t e r f a m i l i e s had been

reh oused in Drumchapel. Only 50 households (1 2 .6 $ ) were s t i l l

r e a so n a b ly c lo s e to t h e i r o ld d o c to r s ' s u r g e r ie s a f t e r reh ou s

in g . Of the rem aining 347, 197 (5 6 .8 $ ) had changed t h e i r

d o c to r s durin g th e 6-month period a f t e r r eh o u s in g and 150

(43*2$) had n ot done s o . Examination o f the 197 h ou seh o ld s

changin g t h e i r doctor r e v e a le d th a t 6 6 ,5 $ had done so a f t e r i l l

n e s s and on ly 33*5$ had done so on t h e i r own i n i t i a t i v e . With

t h e s e f in d in g s in mind, a fu r th e r exam ination o f th e 347 house

h o ld s who req u ire d to change t h e i r d oc tors was c a r r ie d o u t . The

number o f h ou sehold s in which no members had needed to c a l l out

a d o c to r or go to the surgery was e st im a ted f i r s t amongst th ose

h o u seh o ld s which changed t h e i r d o c to rs and then amongst th ose

h o u seh o ld s which f a i l e d to change t h e i r d o c t o r s . The r e s u l t s

are shown below and dem onstrate a c o n s id e r a b le apathy over

changing d o c to r s u n le s s i l l n e s s r e q u ir e s m edical a t t e n t i o n .

Households not making use o f g e n e ra l p r a c t i t io n e r s e r v i c e s over th e 6-month p er iod a f t e r r eh o u s in g .

H ouseholds who changed t h e i r d o c to r s (197) 8 = 4 .1 $

H ouseholds f a i l i n g to change t h e i r d oc to rs (150) 48 = 3 2 .0 $

I l l n e s s e s

The d i f f e r e n c e s in in c id e n c e and nature o f i l l n e s s recorded

b e lo w /

5? ,below are p a r t ly r e la t e d to seaso n . Each round o f v i s i t s was

spread over a 6-month p e r io d , and s in c e i l l n e s s e s over the

p r e v io u s 6 months were record ed , i t should have been p o s s ib l e

to compare th e f ig u r e s fo r each round o f v i s i t s d i r e c t l y . Un

f o r t u n a t e ly th e number o f persons v i s i t e d v a r ie d g r e a t ly from

month to month, b e in g r e la t e d to the r a te a t which th e new

h o u ses were b u i l t . The r e s u l t was an e x c e s s o f p erson s q u e s t

ion ed about i l l n e s s over th e w in ter period during th e second

round o f v i s i t s (6 months a f t e r moving in to new h o u s e s ) . The

f i g u r e s f o r the th ir d round o f v i s i t s were d i r e c t l y comparable

w ith th e f i g u r e s fo r i l l n e s s in the o ld hou ses in r e s p e c t o f

se a s o n .

There was no s i g n i f i c a n t change in the p r o p o r t io n s o f per

s o n s , a d u l t s and ch ild ren adm itted to h o s p i t a l during the 6-

month p er iod a f t e r reh o u s in g . The f ig u r e s are shown be low .

A dm issions to h o s p i t a l in 6-month p er iod

B efore re^ housing

A fter r e -housing

P ersons 4 .4 $ 3 .7 $ Hot s i g n i f i c a n t

C hildren 3 .3 $ 3 .8 $ Hot s i g n i f i c a n t

A dults 5 .2 $ 3 .6 $ Not s i g n i f i c a n t

The demand on g en era l p r a c t i t i o n e r s ’ s e r v i c e s showed a

s i g n i f i c a n t r i s e .

Pour hundred and tw e n ty -th r e e persons made 1060 v i s i t s to

th e su rg ery during the 6-month period a f t e r r e h o u s in g . In o ther

words 2 6 .4 $ o f th e persons v i s i t e d d o c to r s ’ s u r g e r ie s during the

6/

6 autumn and w in ter months a f t e r be ing rehoused as a g a in s t

15*2$ d u rin g the 6 sp r in g and summer months b e fo re b e in g r e -

housed . The in c r e a se was s i g n i f i c a n t ( / = 65 .03 P < 0 . 0 0 1 ) .

T h is f i n d in g p e r s i s t e d when the data was broken down in t o se p

a r a te groups fo r a d u lt s and c h i ld r e n . The f i g u r e s are shown

below .

Persons v i s i t i n g su rgery during 6-month p er iod

Beforer e housing

Aft er r e housing

C hildren 1 2 .7 # 2 5 .2 # S ig n i f i c a n tVv = 3 7 .62 P< 0 .0 0 1

A dults 1 7 .1 # 2 7 .4 # S ig n i f i c a n tVl = 2 8 .7 5 P< 0 .0 0 1

The nature o f th e v i s i t s i s ta b u la te dbelow

C hild V i s i t s (333)

1 . I n f e c t io u s c o n d it io n s - 127 (3 8 .1 $ )

T o n s i l l i t i s , "co lds" , d iarrh oea and v o m it in g ," in f lu e n z a " and "catarrh".

I n j u r ie s - 49 (1 4 .7 $ )

These were, fo r the most p ar t , minor l a c e r a t i o n s and s t r a i n s but the r i s e when compared w ith s im i la r i n j u r i e s during the 6-month period b efore reh o u s in g ( 3 .8 $ ) was s i g n i f i c a n t (X - 12 .57 PC, 0 .0 0 1 ) . A p o s s i b l e e x p la n a t io n o f t h i s r i s e i s the hazard o f u n f in is h e d houses in the a r ea . B u ild in g s i t e s have an i r r e s i s t i b l e a t t r a c t io n to c h ild re n as "p lay-grounds" .

3 . Im munisations - 47 (1 4 .1 $ )

P o l io m y e l i t i s ( 3 1 ) , d ip t h e r ia and whooping cough (1 3 ) , sm allpox ( 2 ) , t u b e r c u lo s i s ( l ) .

4 . V a r io u s /

4 . V arious c o n d it io n s

Skin c o n d it io n s - 33 " B r o n c h it is” and "cough" - 20 C o n j u n c t iv i t i s - 9 "Nerves" - 6 "Abdominal pain" - 5 "Styes" - 4M isce lla n e o u s and i l l - d e f i n e d . - 33

Adult V i s i t s (727)

1 . R outine p r e s c r ip t io n s - 124 (1 7 .1 $ )

A n t i- tu b e r c u lo u s drugs, d i g i t a l i s , i n s u l i n , "cough b o t t l e s " and t o n i c s .

2 . R e sp ir a to ry t r a c t d i s e a s e s and i n f e c t i o n s - 117 ( 1 6 . 1 . )

3 . A n te -n a ta l and p o s t - n a t a l care - 64 ( 8 . 8$)

4 . D is e a s e s o f m uscles and j o i n t s - 55 (7 .6 $ )

5 . V i s i t s f o r "s ick l i n e s " ( second or f i n a l c e r t i f i c a t e s ) not i n v o l v i n g examination o f the p a t i e n t - 52 ( 7 .2 $ )

6 . D is e a s e s o f the c a r d io -v a s c u la r system - 29 ( 4 .0 $ )

7 . V arious c o n d it io n s - 286

These v i s i t s broke down in t o very sm all numbers and in many c a se s a d ia g n o s is was absent or ob scu re .

C a l l s to the house by gen era l p r a c t i t i o n e r s numbered 584

and were made to 263 persons or 1 6 .4 $ o f the p e o p le . This was

s i g n i f i c a n t l y h igh er than th e f ig u r e o f 1 2 . 1$ ,r fo r th e p rev io u s

6 months ( 14 .2 6 P < 0 . 0 0 1 ) . The f i g u r e s fo r the a d u lt s

and c h i ld r e n s e p a r a te ly are shown below.

P erson s c a l l i n g d o c to r to house

Before r e h ousing

A fter r e h ou sin g

C h ild ren 1 7 . 4/° 2 2 . 4$S i g n i f i c a n tX v = 3 .99 0 .0 5

A d u lts

CMGO 1 1 .6%S i g n i f i c a n tX v = 6 .1 4 P < 0 .0 2

T h e/

loto.The n a tu re of th e home v i s i t s i s ta b u la te d be low .

V i s i t s to C hildren (257)

I* I n f e c t io u s d i s e a s e s - 148 (5 7 .6 $ )

T o n s i l l i t i s ( 4 9 ) , "colds" (3 8 ) , " in f lu e n z a ” ( 1 5 ) , d ia rrh o ea and v om itin g (1 4 ) , m eas les ( 1 2 ) , ch ickenpox ( 1 0 ) , whooping cough (9) and s c a r l e t f e v e r ( l ) .

2 . R e s id u a l b r o n c h i t i s f o l lo w in g acute i n f e c t i o u s i l l n e s s e s - 29 (1 1 .3 $ ) --------------------------------------------

3. Skin c o n d it io n s - 20

4 . I n j u r ie s - 10

The rem aining 50 v i s i t s covered a wide v a r ie t y o f c o n d i t

io n s and in many c a se s a d ia g n o s is was absent or o b scu re .

V i s i t s to A dults (327)

1 . D is e a s e s o f the r e s p ir a to r y system - 107 (3 2 .7 $ )

2 . M atern ity work - 88 (2 6 .9 $ )

3 . D is e a s e s o f c a r d io -v a s c u la r system - 47 (1 4 .4 $ )

4 . D is e a s e s o f m uscles and j o in t s - 30 (9*2$)

The rem aining 55 ca ses covered a wide v a r ie t y o f c o n d it io n s

and in many c a se s the d ia g n o s is was absent or ob scu re .

Pregnancy

A sm a l le r p roportion o f the housew ives were pregnant when

v i s i t e d in t h e i r new homes 6 months a f t e r moving. The f i g u r e s

are shown below and th e d i f f e r e n c e i s s i g n i f i c a n t .

Before moving 6 months a f t e r moving

Housewives pregnant

6 .8 0 P < 0 . 0 1 )

ANALYSIS OF THE 11 SUB-GROUPS SIX MONTHS AFTER MOVING TONEW COUNOIL HOUSES

In t h i s s e c t io n comparison i s made w ith th e f in d in g s be

fo r e r e h o u s in g fo r each o f the e lev en sub-groups in tu r n . For

th e sake o f c l a r i t y the f a m i l i e s coming from 1 , 2 and 3 -a p a r t

ment tenem ents are grouped to g e th e r and the hou seh o ld s c o n ta in

in g 1 ,2 and 3 or more ch ild ren are l ik e w is e grouped t o g e t h e r .

FAMILIES REHOUSED FROM 1 ,2 AND 3-APARTMENT TENEMENTHOUSES

(1-apartm ent - 49 c a se s )(2-apartm ent - 252 c a s e s )(3-apart.ment - 47 ca ses )

The numbers o f persons in the th ree groups and the p rop ort

io n s o f c h i ld r e n to a d u lts are shown below .

1-apartmentgroup

2-apartmentgroup

3-apartm entgroup

T o ta l person s 173 1029 218

A d ults 97 56.1/o 570 5 5 . 4/ 113 5 1 . 8/

C hildren 76 4 3 .9 / 459 4 4 . 6/ 105 4 8 . 2 /

More o f the te n a n ts in a l l th ree groups l ik e d Drumchapel

than l i k e d th e o ld a rea s1 and fewer consid ered the new and h ig h -2er r e n t s and r a t e s e x c e s s i v e .

1 Appendix V III ,T a b le 1 .2 Appendix V III , Table 2 .

The t o t a l numbers o f w age-earners and the average numbers

o f wage—ea rn ers per household went up in the case o f te n a n ts

rehoused from 1-apartment and 3-apartment houses.''’ To a sm all

e x te n t the changes were r e la t e d to a s l i g h t r i s e in the p ro p o r t

io n s o f housew ives go in g out to work in th e se groups.^ 1 sm a ll

p ro p o r t io n on ly o f the p r in c ip a l te n a n ts changed t h e i r work dur

in g th e 6-month per iod fo l lo w in g r e h o u s in g .5

Fewer husbands found t h e i r work to be w ith in easy rea ch

(15 m inutes t r a v e l l i n g tim e) a f t e r moving to Drumchapel. The

change was minimal in the case o f f a m i l i e s moving from 3 - a p a r t -

ment tenem ent h o u se s , but more marked in the o th e r two grou p s .^

I t has a lre a d y been noted th a t the sm aller houses were concen

t r a t e d n ea rer the s i t e s o f e s t a b l i s h e d in d u stry than the l a r g e r

h o u s e s .

Income

The average net weekly income per household showed a s l i g h t

r i s e in th e case of f a m i l i e s from 1-apartm ent and 2-apartm ent

h o u se s , but th e average income per head showed a s l i g h t r i s e in7

a l l t h r e e groups.

Hire Purchase Commitments and Checks and Clubs

The p ro p o r t io n s o f f a m i l i e s w ith h ir e purchase commitmentsQ

showed a marked r i s e in a l l th r e e groups, and th e p r o p o r t io n sg

w ith checks and c lu b s a moderate f a l l . The average w eekly pay

ments showed no s i g n i f i c a n t changes apart from a r i s e in the

h i r e /

Appendix V III , Table 3 . Appendix V III , Table 6.4 Appendix V III , Table 4 . ' Appendix V III , Table 7 .5 Appendix V III , Table 5. ® Appendix V III , Table 8 .

9 Appendix V III , Table 9 .

h ir e purchase payments o f the la r g e group coming from 2 - a p a r t - 10,11

ment h o u s e s .


The p ro p o r t io n s o f w e l l -k e p t houses in c re a se d c o n s id e r a b ly

in a l l th r e e groups, but i t was noted th a t the d i f f e r e n t i a l

found between th e groups b e fo re reh ou sin g p e r s i s t e d . In

o th er words th e te n a n ts rehoused from sm all hou ses kept t h e i r

new h o u ses l e s s w e l l a t the end o f 6 months than the te n a n ts

rehoused from la r g e r h o u ses . The s i z e s o f the new houses were

a l l much th e same.

A s l i g h t r i s e occurred in th e prop ortion s o f f a m i l i e s own

in g t e l e v i s i o n s e t s or washing m achines, but o n ly in the la r g e

group from 2-apartm ent houses was the r i s e s i g n i f i c a n t , and then13on ly in r e s p e c t o f washing m achines. The changes in r e s p e c t

14o f immersion h e a t e r s , te le p h o n e s and c a rs were m inim al.

I l l n e s s e s

The p ro p o r tio n s o f p e r so n s , c h i ld r e n and a d u l t s , adm itted

to h o s p i t a l from the 3 groups over the 6 months a f t e r r eh o u s in g15showed l i t t l e change. The p ro p ortion s go in g to t h e i r d o c to r s '

s u r g e r ie s showed a d i s t i n c t r i s e w ith th e e x c e p t io n of the adultsi16from th e 1-apartm ent house group. I t has a lrea d y been noted

th a t th e a d u lt s in t h i s group v i s i t e d t h e i r d o c t o r s ' s u r g e r ie s ji

m ore/

Appendix V III , Table 8 . ^ Appendix V III , Table 11 . |11 Appendix V III , Table 9 . t * Appendix V III , T able 12 . j12 Appendix V III , Table 1 0 . lb Appendix V III , T able 13 . !15 Appendix V III , Table 11 .

more fr e q u e n t ly during the 6-month period "before reh ou sin g

than d id th e a d u lt s in the o ther two groups. The p r o p o r t io n s

o f p erson s c a l l i n g t h e i r d o c to rs out to the house showed a

l e s s marked r i s e , and on ly in the case o f the la r g e group from172-apartm ent houses were th e f ig u r e s o f s t a t i s t i c a l s i g n i f i c a n c e .

A f a l l occurred in the proportion o f housew ives who were

p regn an t, the f i g u r e s in th e ca ses o f the sm all groups from181-apartm ent and 3-apartment houses were not s i g n i f i c a n t .

Appendix T i l l , Table. 14* Appendix T i l l , Table 15#

FAMILIES REHOUSED FROM BUILDINGS DUE FOR DEMOLITION (5 2 c a s e s )

S ix months a f t e r reh o u s in g , t h i s group c o n s i s t e d o f 179

p e r so n s , com prising 107 a d u lts (60$) and 72 c h i ld r e n (4 0 $ ) .

The te n a n ts had a fa r h igh er op in ion o f Drumchapel than

o f t h e i r o ld a r ea s .^ S im ila r ly they found the new hou ses a

g r e a t improvement upon the o ld and a lthou gh th e new r a t e s and

r e n t s were co n s id er a b ly h ig h er , the p rop ortion s o f t e n a n ts con-2

s i d e n n g them e x c e s s iv e were much low er .

S l i g h t l y fewer o f the te n a n ts found t h e i r work to be w ith in

ea sy reach a f t e r moving out to Drumchapel,^ and 13$ o f th e t e n

a n ts changed t h e i r jobs during th e 6-month per iod a f t e r rehousing.

The t o t a l number o f w age-earners in the group was 71 • The av er

age number o f w age-earners per house and th e prop ortion o f hou se-4

w iv e s g o in g out to work remained p r a c t i c a l l y unchanged.

Income

A s l i g h t r i s e in average weekly income per household and

income per head had taken p la ce 6 months a f t e r r e h o u s in g .

Hire Purchase and Checks and Clubs

A marked r i s e occurred in both the p rop ortion o f f a m i l i e s

w ith h ir e purchase commitments and the average weekly payments

o f th o s e f a m i l i e s .^ On th e o th er hand the p ro p ortion o f fam

i l i e s w ith checks and c lu b s showed a marked f a l l . The average7w eekly payments in t h i s case showed a s l i g h t r i s e .

1 Appendix IX, Table 1 . \ Appendix IT, Table 5 .2 Appendix IX, Table 2 . ° Appendix IX, Table 6 .3 Appendix IX, Table 3 . 7 ippendix IX, Table 7 .4 Appendix IX, Table 4 .


A c o n s id e r a b le improvement in th e morale o f th e t e n a n ts

occurred a f t e r moving in to the new houses and l e a v in g behind

p r o p e r t ie s which were in a l l c a ses sub-standard and in many

c a s e s p o s i t i v e l y d e c r e p it and in s a n i t a r y . T h is improvement

was r e f l e c t e d in a co n s id era b ly h ig h er proportion o f w e l l - k e p t

hou ses and few er poorly kept h o u se s . 8

A s l i g h t r i s e was noted in the p rop o rtio n s o f f a m i l i e s

w ith t e l e v i s i o n s e t s and washing m achines, but th e p rop ortion

o f f a m i l i e s w ith cars remained unchanged and none of the fam-q

i l i e s had te le p h o n e s or immersion h e a t e r s .

I l l n e s s e s

Adm issions to h o s p i t a l showed l i t t l e change over th e 6-

month p er io d a f t e r r e h o u s i n g , b u t a marked r i s e occurred in

the number o f persons v i s i t i n g t h e i r d o c t o r s ’ s u r g e r i e s ^ and

a l e s s e r r i s e in the number c a l l i n g out t h e i r d o c to r s to the 12h o u se . The e x c e s s was l a r g e ly con fin ed to th e c h i ld r e n in

both c a s e s .

Pregnancy

A f a l l was noted in the number o f housew ives who were p reg-13n a n t , but th e d i f f e r e n c e was not s i g n i f i c a n t .

q Appendix IX, Table 8 .~ Appendix IX, Table 9 .

-*-0 Appendix IX, Table 10 .

Appendix IX, Table 1 1 .12 Appendix IX, Table 1 2 .13 Appendix IX, Table 1 3 .

FAMILIES REHOUSED FROM OLDER PUBLIC AUTHORITY HOUSES (35 c a s e s ) ;

The t o t a l number o f persons in t h i s group f e l l c o n s id e r a b ly

a f t e r r e h o u s in g . In many c a ses t h i s was due to o ld er r e l a t i v e s

b e in g l e f t behind in the o ld e r h o u ses . The f i g u r e s are shown

b elow .

Before reh ousin g A fte r reh o u s in g

T o ta l persons 223 127

A dults 146 66/o 75 59 f

. C h ild ren 77 W 52 41$

The Tenants

The proportion o f te n a n ts l i k i n g Lrumchapel was on ly a

l i t t l e h igh er than the proportion l i k i n g the o ld e r a r e a s .^ Many

o f • th e te n a n ts had been rehoused from "sem i-detach ed” or "4- i n -

a -b lock " type houses w ith gardens. I t was o n ly to be e x p e c te d , j

t h e r e f o r e , th a t reh ou sin g in t o a new area predom inantly b u i l t

over w ith tenem ents o f four s to r e y s was not regarded by many

te n a n ts as an improvement. Many o f th e te n a n ts exp ressed a

p r e fe r e n c e fo r t h e i r old h ou se , but went on to say th a t th e

move was worth w h ile fo r the sake o f g e t t i n g a house o f t h e i r cm.i

The average sum paid weekly in ren t and r a t e s was o n ly a

l i t t l e h ig h er than fo r th e o ld h o u ses . S l i g h t l y few er of the2t e n a n ts regarded th e new r a t e s and ren t as e x c e s s i v e .

Very l i t t l e change occurred in th e ease w ith which th e hu s- |

bands reached t h e i r work^ and none o f them changed t h e i r employ

m ent/

Appendix X, f a b le 1 .2 Appendix X, Table 2 .

Appendix X, Table 3 .

employment during the 6—month period a f t e r r e h o u s in g .

A c o n s id e r a b le f a l l occurred in the t o t a l number o f wage-

ea rn ers in th e group and the average number o f w age-earn ers per

h o u se .^ These changes r e f l e c t e d the "break-up" o f f a m i l i e s

th a t occurred a f t e r reh ou sin g and th e h igh er p rop ortion o f c h i ld

ren found in th e new h o u ses .

The average n e t weekly income per household showed a marked5

drop a f t e r r eh o u s in g , but the average income per head went up.

Hire Purchase

Hire purchase commitments became much more common in t h i s

group f o l lo w in g reh o u sin g , a lthough the average weekly payments

showed l i t t l e change. The f ig u r e s were very s im i la r to th o se

f o r th e f a m i l i e s rehoused from 1-apartm ent tenem ents and th e

e x p la n a t io n probably l i e s in the d i f f i c u l t y o f p u t t in g to g e th e r

f u r n i t u r e fo r a new house when l i v i n g in a " s in g le -e n d " , or a

f u l l y fu r n ish ed house b e lo n g in g to r e l a t i v e s , or a s u b - l e t

"furnished" room in a c o u n c i l h ou se .

Checks and Clubs

The f a l l in the proportion of f a m i l i e s w ith checks and

c lu b s , and t h e i r average weekly payments, was very s l i g h t . ^

I t has a lrea d y been noted th a t t h i s group s t a r t e d w ith c o n s id e r

a b ly few er f a m i l i e s h o ld in g checks and c lu bs than th e c o n tr o l

group.


The p rop ortion o f w e l l -k e p t houses showed a s l i g h t r i s e

o n l y , 8/

Appendix X, Table 4 .§ Appendix X, Table 5. b Appendix X, Table 6 .

7Appendix X, Table 7 .

8 Appendix X, Table 8 .

8o n ly , but s in c e th e se f a m i l i e s had a good reco rd in t h i s r e s

p ect b e fo r e reh o u s in g , the scope fo r improvement was l i m i t e d .

A s l i g h t in c r e a se occurred in the p ro p o r t io n s o f f a m i l i e s

w ith t e l e v i s i o n s e t s and washing m achines.^ L i t t l e change

occurred in r e s p e c t o f immersion h e a te r s , te le p h o n e s or c a r s . ^ j

I l l n e s s e s I

Adm issions to h o s p i t a l showed no change during th e 6 months |

f o l lo w in g rehousing,^"*- but a c o n s id e r a b le r i s e occurred in the12p ro p o r t io n o f persons v i s i t i n g d o c t o r s ’ s u r g e r ie s and a l e s s e r

r i s e occurred in the proportion o f persons c a l l i n g t h e i r d o c to rs13out to the h ou se . In both c a s e s , th e e x c e s s f e l l m ainly upon

th e a d u l t s .

Pregnancy

A r i s e was noted in th e number of housew ives who were preg

n a n t , but th e d i f f e r e n c e was not s i g n i f i c a n t . ^

® Appendix X, Table 8 .9 Appendix X, Table 9 .

10 Appendix X, Table 9 .11 Appendix X, Table 1 0 0

12 Appendix X, Table 11 . 1^ Appendix X, Table 12 . 14 Appendix X, Table 13-

/ Q *FAMILIES IN WHICH THE GENERAL HOME BACKGROUND (AS DISTINCT FROM THE HOUSE) WAS ASSESSED AS "POOR" OR "BAD" BEFORE RE

HOUSING “T4T~cas'e3 )------- ------

The t o t a l number o f persons in t h i s group a f t e r reh o u s in g

was 1 7 1 , com prising 85 a d u lt s (50%) and 86 c h i ld r e n (50%).

The Tenants

The r e a c t io n o f the te n a n ts in t h i s group to reh o u s in g

was very s im i la r to the r e a c t io n o f the f a m i l i e s from houses

due f o r d e m o l it io n , namely many more te n a n ts l i k i n g the new

area,-** and fa r few er c o n s id e r in g the new, and h ig h e r , r a t e s ando

r e n ts e x c e s s i v e .

S l i g h t l y few er te n a n ts found t h e i r work to be in easy reach

a f t e r moving out to Drumchapel,^ and 5% o f the te n a n ts changed

t h e i r job s during the 6-month p er iod a f t e r r e h o u s in g . The t o t a l

number o f w age-earners in th e group was 51. The average number

o f w age-ea rn ers per house and the proportion o f housew ives going

out to work showed l i t t l e change.^

Income

The average weekly income per household showed a s l i g h t

f a l l , but the income per head was unchanged.


A c o n s id e r a b le r i s e to o k p lace in th e p ro p o rtio n o f fam

i l i e s w ith h ir e purchase commitments, but the average w eek lyc

payments o f th e s e f a m i l i e s showed l i t t l e change. The p rop ort

io n o f f a m i l i e s w ith checks and c lu b s , and t h e i r weekly payments,

showed/

2 Appendix XI, Table 1 . £ Appendix XI, Table 4 .Z Appendix XI, Table 2 . £ Appendix XI, Table 5 . Appendix XI, Table 3. 6 Appendix XI, Table 6 C

f f ,

showed o n ly a s l i g h t f a l l . ^


A most s t r i k i n g improvement took p la ce in th e standard of

home management^ and i t was obvious th a t many o f the housew ives

w ith a poor home assessm ent when seen in the o ld houses on ly

needed th e s t im u lu s o f decent surroundings to make a new s t a r t

in l i f e . The problem f a m i l i e s o r i g i n a l l y a s s e s se d as "bad"

in r e s p e c t o f t h e i r home management showed l i t t l e improvement,

and th e two f a m i l i e s , " lost" from t h i s group during th e 6 months

a f t e r r e h o u s in g , returned to t h e i r old l i v i n g c o n d it io n s in the

c e n tr e o f the c i t y .

Very l i t t l e change took p la c e in the p ro p o r t io n s o f fam

i l i e s w ith t e l e v i s i o n s e t s , washing m achines, immersion h e a t e r s ,

t e le p h o n e s and c a r s . 9

I l l n e s s e s

Adm issions to h o s p i t a l s showed l i t t l e change over the 6 -

month p er iod a f t e r reh o u sin g ,* ^ but a s l i g h t r i s e to o k p lace in

th e p r o p o r t io n s o f persons v i s i t i n g t h e i r d o c to r s ' s u r g e r i e s ^12and c a l l i n g t h e i r d o c to rs to the hou se . The e x c e s s was en

t i r e l y c o n f in e d to the c h ild re n in r e s p e c t o f v i s i t s to d o c to r s '

s u r g e r i e s , and la r g e ly confined to the a d u lt s in r e s p e c t o f

c a l l i n g d o c to r s to the house .

Pregnancy

A f a l l was noted in the number o f housew ives who were p reg -13n a n t , but the d i f f e r e n c e was not s i g n i f i c a n t .

7 Appendix XI, Table 7 .8 Appendix XI, Table 8 .9 Appendix XI, Table 9*

19 Appendix XI, Table 1 0 . H Appendix XI, Table 1 1 .12 Appendix XI, Table 1 2 .13 Appendix XI, Table 13*

FAMILIES CONTAINING- OLD-AGE PENSIONERS VISITED 6 MONTHSAFTER MOVING INTO NEW HOUSES (24 c a se s ) ^

T h is group was very much sm aller on r e v i s i t i n g because

many o f th e p en s io n ers in th e o ld houses were l e f t behind when

t h e i r r e l a t i v e s were rehoused, and such households were e x c lu d

ed from th e group. One p en sion er d ie d . On th e o th er hand one

or two new f a m i l i e s were in c lu d ed because o f p e n s io n e rs coming

to s ta y in th e new houses and because o f r e t i r a l s . The group

co n ta in ed 72 p erso n s , c o n s i s t i n g o f 56 a d u lts (78$) and 16

c h i ld r e n (2 2 $ ) .

The o ld f o l k took to Drumchapel f a r b e t t e r than might have

been e x p ected c o n s id e r in g th a t many o f them had l i v e d in the

c e n t r a l a rea s o f th e c i t y f o r 40 years or more. None o f th e

p e n s io n e r s d i s l i k e d Drumchapel and c o n s id er a b ly more l ik e d i t ,

than l i k e d the o ld a r e a s .1 None o f th e te n a n ts regarded t h e i r j

new r a t e s and r e n ts as e x c e s s iv e .

The incomes o f th e households s t i l l v a r ie d w id e ly a cco rd in g

t o whether or not th e y conta ined w a ge-earn ers . The f i g u r e s are

shown b e low .

Average weekly income per household

Average weekly income per head

F a m il ie s c o n ta in in g no w age-earners (9) £4 - 5 - 6d 7 0 / -F a m il ie s c o n ta in in g 1 or more wage-earne r s (15 ) £16 - 16 - l i d 8 2 /1 0

C on tro l Group £13 - 10 - Id ___________ 6?Z- .

Appendix X II, Table 1 .


A s l i g h t r i s e took p lace in the proportion o f h ou seh o ld s

w ith h ir e purchase commitments and t h e i r average weekly pay- 2

m en ts. One household only held a check, th e weekly payment

b e in g 1 0 / - . None o f th e d i f f e r e n c e s were s i g n i f i c a n t .


A s l i g h t in c r e a se occurred in the proportion o f w e l l -k e p t

h o u s e s , 3 but th e h igh proportion o f such hou ses recorded during

th e i n i t i a l v i s i t s l e f t l i t t l e scope fo r fu r th e r improvement.

C on siderab ly more o f the households had t e l e v i s i o n s e t s when

v i s i t e d a f t e r 6 months, but only s l i g h t l y more had washing

m ach in es .^ There was l i t t l e change in the p ro p o r tio n s w ith

t e le p h o n e s and c a r s .

2 Appendix X II , Table 2 .3 Appendix X II, Table 3-4 Appendix X II, Table 4 .

5 Appendix XII , Table 4 .

FAMILIES CONTAINING- 1 C H IL D ,2 CHILDREN AID 3 OR MORE CHILDREN WHEN SEEN 6 MONTHS AFTER REHOUSING-

( l c h i ld - 85 c a se s )(2 c h ild re n - 148 c a ses )(3 or more c h ild re n - 96 c a s e s )

The numbers o f persons in the th r ee groups and th e pro

p o r t io n s o f c h ild re n to a d u lts are shown below .

" l -c h i ld "f a m i l i e s

"2-c h i ld "f a m i l i e s

--------- 1

”3 or more c h i l d ” f a m i l i e s

T o ta l p ersons 292 615 527

Adults 207 70$ 319 5 1 .9 $ 203 3 8 .5 $

C hildren 85 2 9 . 1$ 296 4 8 .1 $ 324 6 1 .5 $

More o f the te n a n ts in a l l th ree groups l ik e d Drumchapel

than l ik e d the old areas^ and fewer consid ered the new r e n ts2and r a t e s e x c e s s i v e .

A s l i g h t f a l l occurred in a l l th ree groups in th e t o t a l

numbers o f w age-earners and the average number of w age-earners3

per h ou se . The p ro p ortion s o f housew ives go in g out to work

showed l i t t l e change and the d i f f e r e n c e s noted during th e f i r s t

v i s i t s were m ain ta ined , namely f a r few er housew ives w ith la r g e

f a m i l i e s were ab le to go out to work than housew ives w ith sm all

f a m i l i e s . ^ Very few o f the p r in c ip a l te n a n ts changed t h e i r5

job s during th e f i r s t 6 months a f t e r r eh o u s in g .

Fewer husbands found t h e i r work to be w ith in easy reach

( 1 5 /

1 Appendix X I I I .Table 1 . £ Appendix XXII, Table 4 .2 Appendix X I I I , Table 2 . 3 Appendix X I I I , Table 5 .3 A p p e n d ix X I I I , T a b le 3 .

(1'j m inutes t r a v e l l i n g tim e) a f t e r moving to Drumchapel, but *

th e change was only very s l i g h t in the case o f the group o f

h o u seh o ld s c o n ta in in g 3 or more c h i ld r e n . 6

Income

The average n e t weekly income per household showed a s l i g h t

f a l l , but th e average income per head showed a s l i g h t r i s e in7

a l l th r e e groups.

E ire Purchase

A c o n s id er a b le r i s e took p la ce in th e p ro p o r t io n s o f fam

i l i e s w ith h ir e purchase commitments in a l l th ree groups, but

was most marked in th e case o f f a m i l i e s c o n ta in in g 3 or moreg

c h i ld r e n . Such f a m i l i e s u s u a l ly went to houses o f 4 or 5

apartm ents and, as has a lready been se e n , most o f them came

from houses which d i f f e r e d l i t t l e in r e s p e c t o f s i z e from th o s e

o f th e o th e r two groups. Many o f th e f a m i l i e s , t h e r e f o r e , went

to c o n s id e r a b le expense in new fu r n is h in g s . A s l i g h t r i s e on ly

to o k p la c e in the average weekly payments o f th e se f a m i l i e s

through th e th r ee groups.^

Checks and Clubs

The p ro p o r t io n s o f f a m i l i e s in the th r e e groups w ith checks

and c lu b s showed a marked f a l l 6 months a f t e r r e h o u s in g , but the

average weekly payments o f th e se f a m i l i e s showed very l i t t l e

change

S tan d ard /

6 aAppendix X III , Table 6 . Appendix X I II , Table 8 .

7 Appendix X III , Table 7* Appendix X I II , Table 9*8 Appendix X III , Table 8 .

7 6 ,Standard o f Management

The g e n e r a l standard o f management in the case o f f a m i l i e s11c o n ta in in g 1 or 2 c h i ld r e n showed a marked improvement, hut a

d i f f e r e n t p a tte rn emerged in r e sp e c t o f the la r g e r f a m i l i e s .

These showed in c r e a s e s in the p rop ortion s o f both w e l l - k e p t and

p o o r ly -k e p t houses at the expense o f the houses in which the12home assessm en t was judged to be f a i r .

A r i s e occurred in the p rop o rtio n s o f f a m i l i e s in the th r ee

groups w ith t e l e v i s i o n s e t s and washing m achines, but the d i f f e r

e n c e s were o n ly s i g n i f i c a n t in r e s p e c t o f the la r g e r f a m i l i e s

c o n ta in in g 3 or more c h i ld r e n .1 - This i s in l i n e w ith the f i n d

in g o f a h ig h in c id en ce of h ir e purchase commitments in t h i s

group, which has a lready been n o te d .

The changes in r e s p e c t o f immersion h e a te r s , te le p h o n e s

and ca rs were very s m a l l . ^

I l l n e s s e s

The p ro p ortion s o f p erson s , c h i ld r e n and a d u l t s , adm itted

to h o s p i t a l from the th r e e groups over the 6-months a f t e r r e -15h o u s in g showed l i t t l e change. On the o th er hand a d e f i n i t e

r i s e occurred in the p rop ortion s o f persons v i s i t i n g d o c t o r s 1

s u r g e r ie s in a l l th ree g r o u p s .^ The r i s e was l e a s t marked

amongst th e c h i ld r e n from th e s m a l le s t f a m i l i e s and went some

way towards c o r r e c t in g the d i f f e r e n t i a l noted during the v i s i t s

to th e o ld h o u se s , in which an e x c e s s o f v i s i t s to d o c t o r s ’

s u r g e r i e s /

11 Appendix X III , Table 10. ^ Appendix X III , Table 12 .12 Appendix X III , Table 11. 15 Appendix X III , Table 13 .13 Appendix X III , Table 12. 16 Appendix X III , Table 1 4 .

s u r g e r ie s occurred in r e s p e c t o f c h ild ren from sm all f a m i l i e s .

The a d u lt s l i v i n g in households c o n ta in in g 2 c h i ld r e n showed

on ly a s l i g h t r i s e in v i s i t s to the su rg ery . D o c to r s ’c a l l s

to th e house a l s o showed a d i s t i n c t r i s e g en era lly " ^ and, once

a g a in , t h i s r i s e was l e a s t amongst the c h i ld r e n o f th e sm all

f a m i l i e s . T h is t im e , however, the r i s e amongst a d u l t s was

l e a s t in th e "3 or more ch ild " fa m ily group.

S l i g h t l y fewer housew ives were pregnant in each o f the 1 Rth r e e groups.

n Appendix X III , Table 15 . Appendix X III , Table 16 .

FAMILIES IN WHICH ONE OR MORE MEMBERS SUFFERED FROM DISABILITIES WHICH SECURED THEM PRIORITY IN HOUSING.VISITED

AFTER 6 MONTHS (54 caseT)---------- ------------------ -

S ix months a f t e r reh ou sin g , t h i s group c o n s i s t e d o f 112

p e r so n s , com prising 80 a d u lts ( 71#) and 32 c h i ld r e n ( 2 9 # ) .

Very few o f the ten a n ts d i s l ik e d Drumchapel^ and none o f

them co n s id er ed t h e i r new r a t e 3 and r e n ts as e x c e s s i v e .^ This

was a c o n s id e r a b le change from the s i t u a t i o n ju s t b e fo re r e

h ou sin g when alm ost h a l f o f the ten an ts d i s l ik e d t h e i r o ld areas

and co n s id er ed t h e i r r a te s and r e n ts as too h ig h .

Very l i t t l e change occurred in the ease w ith which the t e n

a n ts reached t h e i r work but a s l i g h t l y h igher p rop o rtio n o f them

sp en t l e s s tim e t r a v e l l i n g . The proportion o f t e n a n ts chang

in g t h e i r work during the 6-month period a f t e r r eh o u s in g was 7#°

The t o t a l number o f w age-earners in the group was 4 9 9g iv in g

an average o f 1 .4 4 w age-earners per h ou se . A s l i g h t l y h ig h e r

p ro p o r tio n o f housew ives were go ing out to work.^

Income

The average weekly income per household f e l l s l i g h t l y a f t e r5

r e h o u s in g , but the average income per head showed a s l i g h t r i s e .

H ire Purchase , Checks and Clubs

The proportion o f f a m i l i e s w ith h ir e purchase commitments

and t h e i r average weekly payments had gone up 6 months a f t e r r e -

h o u s in g , but the proportion w ith checks and c lu b s to g e th e r w ith7t h e i r average weekly payments had f a l l e n . The changes in a l l

c a s e s were s l i g h t 0

S ta n d ard /

1 Appendix XIV, Table 1 . \ Appendix XIV, Table 5 .2 Appendix XIV, Table 2 . ° Appendix XIV, Table 6 .3 Appendix XIV, Table 3 . 7 Appendix XIV, Table 7 .4 Appendix XIV, Table 4*


More o f the new houses were w e l l -k e p t a f t e r 6 months hut

th e d i f f e r e n c e was not s i g n i f i c a n t . 8

A marked r i s e occurred in the p rop ortion s o f f a m i l i e s w ith

t e l e v i s i o n s e t s and washing m achines,^ hut changes in r e s p e c t o f

immersion h e a t e r s , te le p h o n e s and cars were m in im al.^ 8

I l l n e s s e s

A dm issions to h o s p i t a l f e l l during the 6-month period a f t e r11r e - h o u s in g . The f a l l was e n t i r e l y con fin ed to th e a d u l t s ,

A s l i g h t r i s e took p la ce in th e p ro p o rtio n s o f persons v i s i t i n g1 ? 13t h e i r d o c to r s ' s u r g e r ie s and c a l l i n g d o c to rs to th e h ou se ,

hut only in r e sp e c t o f c a l l s to see c h i ld r e n in th e house was

th e r i s e o f any s i g n i f i c a n c e .

Pregnancy

One h ou sew ife was pregnant. No housew ives were pregnant

when seen in the o ld h ou ses .

The group g e n e r a l ly showed c o n s id er a b le b e n e f i t from r e

h o u s in g . Husbands and w ives g iv en p r i o r i t y because o f pulmon

ary t u b e r c u lo s i s u s u a l ly looked and f e l t b e t t e r p h y s i c a l l y . Very

o f te n t h e i r whole m ental a t t i t u d e to i l l n e s s had changed and i n

t e r e s t s were centred upon the new home and the new l i f e which was

b e in g c re a te d in i t r a th er than the p o s s i b i l i t y o f r ecu rren ce o f

d is e a s e and d i s a b i l i t y . Sometimes the e f f e c t s o f r eh o u s in g were

q u ite s t r i k i n g , a case in p o in t was th a t o f Mrs.C. Mrs.C.

s u f f e r e d /

8 Appendix XIV, Table 8 . 11 Appendix XIY, Table 10 .9 Appendix XIV, Table 9 . 12 Appendix XIY, Table 1 1 .

10 Appendix XIY, Table 9 . 1* Appendix XIV, Table 1 2 .

s u f f e r e d from, m itr a l s t e n o s i s o f rheumatic o r ig in and under

went m it r a l valvotomy about a year b e fo re r eh o u s in g . She l i v e d

w ith her husband and one c h i ld in a "room and k itch en " h o u se .

There was no bath and the t o i l e t was shared by th r e e o th er fam

i l i e s . The b u i ld in g was d e c r e p it and the c lo s e and a c c e s s

s ta ir w a y s dark, unpleasant and d i r t y . Mrs. C 's house was s i t

uated on th e to p f l o o r , th ree s t a i r s up. Mrs.C. was a nervous

and s l i g h t l y in t r o s p e c t iv e woman. She kept her house in f a i r l y

good o r d e r , but was very worried about be ing v i s i t e d by th e

s a n i ta r y in s p e c to r b efore moving house . She s t a t e d th a t many

o f th e o th e r te n a n ts in th e c lo s e had moved out and th e te n a n ts

r e p la c in g them cared l i t t l e f o r the s t a t e o f the c lo s e and were

f r e q u e n t ly n o is y and u n p le a sa n t. On th e su b je c t o f her o p e r a t

io n she s t a t e d th a t a f t e r d isch arg e from h o s p i t a l she was d e t e r

mined to g e t w e l l and fo llo w ed the in s t r u c t io n s g iv en her by the

m ed ica l s t a f f w ith grea t c a r e . She soon f e l t , however, th a t

" th in g s were g e t t in g on to p o f her" and th a t she was l o s i n g

ground r a th e r than g a in in g . Her o p era tio n sca r gave her con

s id e r a b le d iscom fort and she c o u ld n 't h e lp wondering i f " th in gs

were g o in g wrong ag a in ." Rehoused in t o a 3-apartm ent ground

f l o o r f l a t , the change a f t e r 6 months was dram atic . She no

lo n g e r appeared nervous and i n t r o s p e c t iv e and she showed o f f her

new house w ith obvious p leasu re and p r id e . The su b je c t o f the

o p e r a tio n sc a r was d ism issed by her as b e in g o f l i t t l e im port

an ce . She sa id i t s t i l l gave a l i t t l e pain from time to tim e but

she d id n ’t worry about i t . She s ta te d th a t she had made up a l l

the ground l o s t in the o ld house and more. She had been back

to /

to th e h o s p i t a l as an o u t - p a t ie n t fo r a check-up and th e s t a f f

th e r e were most im pressed by her p r o g r ess .

EXAMINATION QT THE TAM I LIES ONE YEAR ATTER MOVING INTO NEW

COUNCIL HOUSES.

OVERALL GROUP.

During the second s i x month period a f t e r reh ousin g ,

10 f a m i l i e s were l o s t . Tive obtained exchanges to other

l o c a l a u th o r ity hou ses , 4 were u n w il l in g to cooperate fu r th e r

in the survey and one fam ily was unobtainable in s p i t e of

rep eated v i s i t i n g over a period of se v e r a l weeks. The

rem aining 387 f a m i l i e s contained 1560 persons and c o n s is te d

of 869 a d u lt s (55*7$) and 691 c h ild re n ( 4 4 »3$ ) #

The ten a n ts op in ion s of Drumchapel showed l i t t l e change

a f t e r one year and, s im i la r ly , there was l i t t l e change in

the proportion of ten a n ts regarding the r e n ts and r a te s o f

t h e i r new houses as too h igh . The f ig u r e s are shown below .

Opinion o f Drumchapel A fter I year A fter 6 months j

Like 86 *6 fo 88*2# |

Reserved 10*6/1

Q '3 f |

D is l ik e 2*8 °/o1

3 ’ 3% |»

Not s i g n i f i c a n t j}•After I year

--jA fter 6 months j

*...... — ........— .. “i ............Rent & r a te s consideredtoo h igh in new house j 1*8#

\1

3-5% j1

Not s i g n i f i c a n t j

The p r in c ip a l ten an ts changed t h e ir employment in 5*7$

of c a se s during the second 6-month period a f t e r reh o u sin g .

The t o t a l number of wage earners in the group was 551, g iv in g

an average o f 1*42 wage earners per house . The proportion of

h o u sew iv es /

8S.housew ives going out to work was 27*7%• None o f th e se f ig u r e s

d i f f e r e d s i g n i f i c a n t l y from the f in d in g s at the end of 6 months

A s l i g h t improvement was noted in the time spent t r a v e l l i n g

to work. The f ig u r e s are shown below.

Ease o f g e t t in g to work from Drumchapel

A fter I year A fter 6 months

Work in ’’easy reach” (Up to 15 minutes) 22*156 18*756

" P a ir ly easy reach" (I5 + -4 0 minutes) 56*4$ 52-456

" D i f f i c u l t ”(Over 40 minutes) 21*536 28*9$

B ord er lin e s ig n i f i c a n c e X = 5*20 P < 0 * I

S e v e ra l f a c t o r s played a part in t h i s improvement. Many

of the te n a n ts bought them selves b i c y c l e s and a u to c y c le s and

s e v e r a l ran l i g h t vans in which they picked up t h e i r workmates.

P u b lic tra n sp o rt was a lso improved and a s p e c ia l bus s e r v ic e

was s t a r t e d which came through the new scheme i t s e l f at

c e r t a in tim es o f the day.

Income

The average net weekly income per household , in c lu s iv e

of c h i ld r e n s a llo w a n ces , pensions and other b e n e f i t s wasj ^

£ 1 3 -1 2 -5 . The average income per head was 67 /6 . These f i g u r e s

d i f f e r e d l i t t l e from the f ig u r e s recorded at s i x months.

Hire Purchase

The proportion of f a m i l ie s w ith h ir e purchase commitments

and the average weekly payments of th ese f a m i l i e s remained at

a h igh l e v e l one year a f t e r reh ou sin g . The f ig u r e s are shown

below and d i f f e r e d very l i t t l e from the f in d in g s at s i x months.

f — ■ 11 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . — - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - — . . . . . —i I: . .. . i A fter I year

• - . . . . . . T

A fter 6 months 1

: Drumchapel f a m i l i e s with j i h ir e purchase commitments j 48*3$ 48*9$ •

■ Average weekly payments ! 1 7 / - 1 8 / - |

Checks and Clubs

The proportion of f a m i l i e s with checks and c lu b s remained

at a low l e v e l a t the end of one year and the weekly payments

were a l s o l i t t l e changed. The f ig u r e s are shown below .

~ j A fter I year [ A fter 6 months : _________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ i ________________________________________________________ ;

| Drumchapel f a m i l i e s with [~ ' :« checks and c lu b s | 14*0$ I 12*9$ •! ! I*■»■■ 1 -»■■»■—■—............... . .I ...... . . . . ■ ■ ■■ 11, i . ..I,——-m-.,!,.—„ ..a - - *

Average weekly payment j 1 0 / - j 10/10 ■

Standard o f management

No s i g n i f i c a n t d i f fe r e n c e was found in the standard o f

management o f the houses a f t e r one year as compared w ith s i x

months. The f ig u r e s are shown below and su ggest a s l i g h t s h i f t

from good to f a i r and from poor or bad to f a i r .

Assessment of of new house

management ! A fter I year ' A fter 6 months

Good 1 78*156 I ___ _80_._6$_________

F a ir • 16* 556 ; 1 3 *4$ !

Poor or badi i

| 5*4$ ;i

6*0$ |

The t o t a l o f 387 households r ec e iv ed 178 v i s i t s from

’’h ou sin g n u r se s” during the second s i x months a f t e r reh o u s in g .

The 41 remaining households from the group a sse s se d as ’’poor or

bad” in the o ld houses rece iv ed 23 v i s i t s and the 21 hou sehold s

a s s e s s e d as ’’poor or bad” in t h e i r new houses a f t e r one year

r e c e iv e d 14 v i s i t s . In other words, f a m i l i e s unable to m aintain

a c le a n house r ec e iv ed very l i t t l e ex tr a su p e r v is io n from

the "housing nu rses" .

An example of a fam ily which d e te r io r a te d a f t e r rehousing

and r e c e iv e d inadequate su p e rv is io n was th a t o f Mr and Mrs M.

Rehoused from a room and k itch en tenement house due fo r

d e m o l it io n , Mr and Mrs M.maintained a house which rated an

assessm ent of " fa ir " . Mr M.was 47 years old and there were

two boys and a g i r l aged 8 , 10 and 14 y e a r s . He worked as a

docker and s ta te d h i s net earn ings to be £8 a week. His work

was w ith in 15 minutes walking time of the old house . Mr M's

c h ie f p le a su r e s were "a p in t and a game of dominoes". Mrs M

l ik e d "going to the p ic tu r e s " . There was no t e l e v i s i o n s e t

or washing machine in the house . Mr M .slep t in the k itch en

w ith the o ld er boy, and Mrs M .slep t in the room with the g i r l

and the younger boy.

S h o r t ly a f t e r moving to t h e ir new three apartment house

in Drumchapel, Mr M.was admitted to h o s p i t a l fo r ten days

w ith an a t ta ck of acute b r o n c h i t i s . This was fo llow ed by a

s i n g le v i s i t to the chest c l i n i c of another h o s p i t a l and

t h e r e a f t e r he remained o f f work and r ece iv ed n a t io n a l h e a lth

insurance and n a t io n a l a s s i s t a n c e payments amounting to

£ 6 - I 5 - 6 d w eekly. The standard of management of the house f e l l

to "poor" and the fam ily appeared d i s s a t i s f i e d and unhappy.

They complained th at bus fa r e s were high and th a t th ere was

nowhere to go . The daughter d i s l ik e d her new sch oo l and her

paren ts f e l t she was being "pressed too hard" at her work.

The/

The o ld e r of the two boys had r e c e n t ly been in trou b le with

the p o l i c e .

When seen a f t e r one year, Mr M.was s t i l l o f f work and

showed no in c l in a t io n to s t a r t a ga in . He had required no

m edical a t t e n t io n fo r over s i x months apart from the s ig n in g

of h i s panel l i n e . Meanwhile Mrs M.had found a job as a maid

in one of the c i t y h o s p i t a l s and was earn ing £5-10-0^ w eekly .

The house by t h i s time was o b v io u sly uncared fo r and some

of the f i tm e n ts were damaged. The fam ily by t h i s time was

c a u sin g co n sid era b le d i s t r e s s to many of the ten a n ts in the

b u i ld in g . The o lder of the two boys was outw ith p aren ta l

c o n tr o l and offended the neighbours w ith h i s n o ise and obscene

lan gu age , and a ls o by w r it in g and drawing on the w a l ls o f the

c l o s e . Complaints to the f a c t o r ' s o f f i c e had brought no

s a t i s f a c t i o n and the p o s i t io n of the other ten a n ts was

weakened by two r e l a t i v e s o f Mr M.rehoused in the same c l o s e .

N a tu r a l ly enough the fam ily he ld to g eth er in r e s i s t i n g the

com p la in ts from t h e ir neighbours.

Mr and Mrs M .started o f f as a mediocre fa m ily , in t h e i r

old h ou se , but d e te r io r a te d in to a problem fam ily a f t e r

r eh o u s in g . The trou b le appeared to be a poor home atmosphere

and p la in f e c k l e s s n e s s . M iles ton es in the d e t e r io r a t io n a f t e r

reh ou sin g were Mr M's i l l n e s s which was used a f t e r a per iod

to excuse him from going out to work, and the added t r a v e l l i n g

time to h i s o ld work in the docks from Drumehapel. When Mrs M

f i n a l l y found a job and became the c h ie f breadwinner, a l l

a t te m p ts /

ay.attem p ts to m aintain the home were at l a s t abandoned. Over

the one year period the fa m ily r ec e iv ed three v i s i t s from

the "housing nu rses" , whose i n t e r e s t s in any case were merely

the symptomatic r e l i e f of a d i r t y house and not the r a d ic a l

treatm ent of a s p l i t fam ily u n i t .

The proportion of households with t e l e v i s i o n s e t s showed

a fu r th e r s i g n i f i c a n t r i s e a t the end of the second s i x

months. The proportion with washing machines showed on ly a

s l i g h t r i s e . The f ig u r e s are shown below.

Drumchapel households w ith - A fter I year jL \

A fter 6 months iP

T e le v i s io n s e t s 88*1$ | L

82-1# !i

Washing machines 33*9$ | 30-0$ I

T e le v i s io n s e t s ](*a 5-55 P < 0 -0 2 tt

Washing machines Not s i g n i f i c a n t ........... . ....... ... ' ii

i

A s i g n i f i c a n t r i s e occurred in the proportions of f a m i l i e s

w ith immersion h e a ter s and te le p h o n e s , but a very s l i g h t r i s e

on ly occurred in the proportion of f a m i l i e s with r e f r i g e r a t o r s ,

and the proportion of f a m i l i e s w ith cars showed a fu r th e r s l i g h t

f a l l . The f ig u r e s are shown below.

Drumchapel househ o ld s w ith -

A fter I year

A fter 6 months

Immersion h e a ter s 8*3$ 3*3^ )[X 2 9*03 PCO.OI

Telephones 10*1# 4*0$ )(x j I0«00 PCO-OI

R e fr ig e r a to r s 1*80 0-3^ Not s i g n i f i c a n t

Cars 9»0$ 9*6^ _____ Not s i g n i f i c a n t

Fam ily D octorsAt the end o f the f i r s t s i x month period a f t e r rehousing

1 5 0 /

150 f a m i l i e s who should have changed t h e ir d o ctors had f a i l e d

to do s o . At the end of one year, 145 of th ese f a m i l i e s

remained and during the second s i x months p er iod , 19 o f th ese

f a m i l i e s had changed to a l o c a l doctor ( 1 5 *1%), but on ly 2

had changed on t h e ir own i n i t i a t i v e - the remaining 17 had

changed a f t e r an i l l n e s s had required them to c a l l or see a

d o c to r .

I l l n e s s e s

The v i s i t s to the new houses a f t e r one year, corresponded

d i r e c t l y w ith the v i s i t s to the old houses and are compared

w ith them below. There was no s i g n i f i c a n t change in the

p ro p o r t io n s of persons, a d u lts and c h ild re n admitted to

h o s p i t a l during the second s i x months period a f t e r reh o u sin g .

Adm issions to h o s p i t a l

r~...... ..............Second 6 months

Beforemoving

Persons 4*0$ 4 *4$ Not s i g n i f i c a n t

Not s i g n i f i c a n t


| C hildren ! _____________

A dults*•

3 -0$ ! 3•3$14 . 7 # r 5 -2^1

There was an increased demand on g en era l p r a c t i t io n e r s

s e r v i c e s . Three hundred and e igh ty -on e persons made 907 v i s i t s

to d o c to r s s u r g e r ie s during the second s i x months period

a f t e r reh o u sin g . In other words 24*4# of the persons v i s i t e d

d o c to r s ' s u r g e r ie s as compared with 15*2$ of the persons

before reh o u sin g . The in crease was s i g n i f i c a n t ()( 3 44-94 P <0*001),

T his f in d in g p e r s is t e d when the data was broken down in to

sep a ra te groups fo r ad u lts and c h i ld r e n . The f ig u r e s are

shown/

shown below .

P ersons v i s i t i n g Second ' Before — .......— {jsu rgery 6 months moving 1

C hildren.

19-3$ 12 .7$ Xx * io*55 p < o * o o i !

A dults 28*5$ 17-1$ X * a 36*03 P < 0*001 |

The nature of the v i s i t s i s tab u la ted below.

"Child v i s i t s ” . (198)

I # I n f e c t io u s c o n d it io n s - 69 (34*9$)

” c o ld s ” , t o n s i l l i t i s , "catarrh” , chickenpox, mumps,” in f lu e n z a ” .

2 . Skin c o n d it io n s - 26 (15*1$)

J5. I n j u r ie s - 24 (12*1$)

4 . Immunisations - 23 ( 11*6$)

P o l io m y e l i t i s (1 5 ) , d ip h th e r ia and whooping cough ( 4 ) , v a c c in a t io n ( 4 )#

Various co n d it io n s

" b r o n c h it is” and "cough” - 18." Acute abdomen ”- 8 . (None of th ese ca ses went to

th e a tr e )P rop h y lact ic p e n i c i l l i n V .- 6 (P rev iou s a t ta ck of rheumatic fev e r )M isce llan eou s and i l l - d e f i n e d - 24.

Adult v i s i t s . (709)

1 . R esp ira tory t r a c t d i s e a s e s - 157 (22*1$)

2 . V i s i t s fo r "sick l i n e s ” - 77 (10*9$) (Second or f i n a l c e r t i f i c a t e s , not in v o lv in g examination of the p a t ie n t )

A n te-n a ta l and p o s t -n a ta l care _ 75 (10*6$)

4 . Routine p r e sc r ip t io n s - 58 (8*2$)

A n ti-tu b ercu lo u s drugs, d i g i t a l i s , in s u l in , phenobarbitone, "cough b o t t l e s ” .

Skin c o n d it io n s - 42 (5*9^)

6 . D ise a se s of muscles and .joints - 40 (5*0$)

7 . "Nerves” - 33 (4*70)

8 . "Anaemia” - 32 (4*50)

2# D ise a se s of the ca rd io -v a scu la r system - 31 (4*4%)

1 0 . Various c o n d it io n s - I64

These v i s i t s broke down in to very sm all numbers, and in many ca ses a d ia g n o s is was absent or obscure .

C a l l s to the house by gen era l p r a c t i t io n e r s numbered 435

and were made to 221 persons or 14*20 of the p eo p le . This

rep resen ted a r i s e of bord er lin e s ig n i f i c a n c e over the f ig u r e

of 12*1 °/o recorded fo r the eq u iv a len t period before reh ousin g ,

(X " 3 * 5 I P ^ O - I ) . The r i s e in the proportion of a d u lts c a l l i n g

the d octo r was s i g n i f i c a n t , but a s l i g h t f a l l occurred in the

p rop ortion of ch ild ren to whom the doctor was c a l l e d . The

f i g u r e s are shown below.

i Persons c a l l i n g Second Before--- —1 1 ■ —!

1i d o c to r to house 6 months moving i

C hildren 15*5$ 17-401

Not s i g n i f i c a n t |.............. j

A dults 13*10 8*20 , ..... .

X X *12-30 P < 0 - 0 0 I |

The nature of the home v i s i t s i s ta b u la ted below .

V i s i t s to c h i ld r e n . (144)

1 . I n f e c t io u s d i s e a s e s - 90 (62*5$)“ TonsIIITETs’l3 'I T ,“" c o ld s” ( 20) , " influenza" ( 1 5 ) ,

chickenpox ( 10) , "diarrhoea and vomiting" ( 4 ) , mumps (4 ) whooping cough ( 3 ) , i n f e c t iv e h e p a t i t i s ( 2 ) , m easles ( I )

2 . R esid u a l b r o n c h it is fo l lo w in g acute in f e c t io u s

i l l n e s s e s - 15 (9*0$)

2 . I n ju r ie s - 8

4 . "Acute abdomen"- 8 (no d ia g n o s is made).

5 . Rheumatic fe v e r - 5

6 . Skin c o n d it io n s - 3 ■'*

2 . M isce llan eou s and i l l - d e f i n e d - 17

V i s i t s to a d u l t s . (291)

1 . R esp ira to ry t r a c t d i s e a s es - 133 (45*70)

2 . D is e a s e s o f the c a rd io -v a scu la r system - 44 (15*10)

2 . M aternity work - 37 (12*70)

4 . D is e a s e s o f m uscles and j o i n t s - 31 (10-70)

5 . M isce llaneous and i l l - d e f i n e d - 46

The most probable cause for the r i s e in demand on g en era l

p r a c t i t i o n e r s e r v ic e s was the proxim ity of new group p r a c t ic e

s u r g e r ie s to the scheme, s i t e d w ith in l e s s than f iv e minutes

walking time o f most o f the h ou ses . I t i s u n l ik e ly th a t the

r i s e rep resen ted a h igher inc id en ce o f i l l n e s s in th a t h o s p i t a l

a d m iss io n s , and the p attern of i l l n e s s showed l i t t l e change.

I t i s a l s o u n l ik e ly th a t enthusiasm amongst the new d o c to rs

to b u i ld up a p r a c t ic e led to e x tr a v i s i t i n g or r e tu r n s , s in c e

the f i g u r e s d id not show an in crea se in the number o f c a l l s

or v i s i t s in ex ce ss o f the number o f persons making use o f

the g e n e ra l p r a c t i t i o n e r s ’ s e r v i c e s .

^ ? 0R THE second s ix months after

MOVING INTO NEW COUNCIL HOUSES.

In t h i s s e c t io n comparison i s made with the f in d in g s

during the f i r s t s i x months a f t e r rehousing fo r each of the

e le v e n sub-groups in turn . For the sake of c l a r i t y the f a m i l i e s

coming from I , 2 and 3-apartment tenement houses are grouped

to g e th e r and the households co n ta in in g I , 2 and 3 or more

c h i ld r e n are l ik e w is e grouped to g e th e r .

FAMILIES REHOUSED FROM I , 2 AND 3 -APARTMENT TENEMENT HOUSES.

(I-apartm ent - 48 c a ses )(2-apartment - 248 c a se s )(3-apartment - 45 c a ses )

The numbers of persons in the three groups and the

p ro p o r t io n s of ch ild ren to a d u lts are shown below.

1

; T o ta l persons

---- ------------ ---- ------------- —... ...... ",..... ....... .............. 'I -ap t group 2-apt group j 3-apt group (

171 ! 1016 j 211 |___ 1 ........ . .......................... . J

; A d u lts 95 55*60 j 563 55*40i

112 53*10 |

| C hildreni

76 44*40 | 453 44*60 99 46*90 |iVery l i t t l e change occurred in the p roportions of ten a n ts

T

l i k i n g Drumchapel and the proportions co n s id er in g the r e n ts2and r a t e s to be e x c e s s iv e .

A s l i g h t drop occurred in the average number o f w age-earners

p e r /

I . Appendix XV, Table I . 2 . Appendix.XV, Table 2 .

-z ' IS,per nouse m the I-apartment group. This was probably related,

to a s l i g h t f a l l in the proportion of housewives going out to

work in t h i s group! The changes in the 2-apartment and 3-a.partment

groups in r e sp ec t o f average number of wage—earners per house^

and housew ives going out to work? were -very sm a ll . A sm all

prop ortion only of the p r in c ip a l ten a n ts changed t h e i r work

during the second s i x month period fo l lo w in g rehousing?

A s l i g h t improvement was apparent in the ease w ith which

the husbands reached th e ir work in the 2 and 3-apartment groups?

T his f in d in g was in l in e with the f in d in g s for the o v e r a l l group,

but was not s t a t i s t i c a l l y s i g n i f i c a n t .

Income

The average net weekly income per household and per head

in the three groups showed p r a c t i c a l l y no change?

Hire purchase commitments and checks and c lu b s .

A s i g n i f i c a n t drop occurred in the proportion of f a m i l i e s

from the I-apartment group with h ir e purchase comm itm ents^ The

other two groups showed no s i g n i f i c a n t change in t h i s r e s p e c t^ 1 and the average weekly payments in a l l three groups showed

12l i t t l e change.

The proportions of f a m i l i e s in the three groups with

checks and c lu b s , and th e ir average weekly payments remained13

at a low l e v e l .

3 . Appendix XY, Table 3 . 9 . Appendix XV, Table 7 .4 . Appendix XV, Table 4 . 10. Appendix XV, Table 8 .5 . Appendix XV, Table 3 . I I . Appendix XV, Table 8 .6 . Appendix XV, Table 4 . 12. Appendix XV, Table 8 .7 . Appendix XV, Table 5 . 13. Appendix XV, Table 9 .8 . Appendix XV, Table 6 .

Standard of management.

Although no s i g n i f i c a n t changes occurred in the p rop ortion s

of w e l l kept houses in the three groups, the d i f f e r e n t i a l found

between the groups before rehousing (namely fewer ten a n ts in

the sm a ller houses kept t h e ir houses w e l l) and noted again

a f t e r s i x months, showed s ig n s of d isapp ear in g due to a s l i g h t

improvement in the I-apartment group and a s l i g h t d e t e r io r a t io n

in the 3-apartment g ro u p ^

A r i s e o f b ord er lin e s ig n i f i c a n c e occurred in the p rop ortion s

of f a m i l i e s owning t e l e v i s i o n s e t s and coming from I-apartm ent15and 2-apartment h ou ses . A s l i g h t r i s e a lso occurred in the

p ro p o r t io n s o f f a m i l i e s with washing machines, but was not 16s i g n i f i c a n t .

Telephones and immersion h e a ter s were acquired by f a m i l i e s

in a l l th ree groups, but only in the case of the la rg e172-apartment group were the r i s e s s i g n i f i c a n t .

No s i g n i f i c a n t changes occurred in the p roportions of18f a m i l i e s w ith r e f r ig e r a to r s or c a r s .

I l l n e s s e s .

The f in d in g s in re sp ec t of h o s p i t a l adm issions and

g e n e r a l p r a c t i t io n e r load were in l in e w ith the f in d in g s19fo r the o v e r a l l group.

The proportion of housewives who were pregnant showed 20l i t t l e change. _________________________

14. Appendix XV, Table 10. 18 . Appendix XV, Table I I .15. Appendix XV, Table I I . 19 . Appendix XV, T ables 12, 13 & 14.16. Appendix XV, Table I I . 20 . Appendix XV, Table 15.17 . Appendix XV, Table I I .

FAMILIES REHOUSED PROM BUILDINGS DUE FOR DEMOLITION. (4 9 c a s e s )

One year a f t e r rehousing t h i s group c o n s is te d of 173

persons comprising 103 a d u lts ( 60$) and 70 c h ild re n (4 0 $ ) .

There was p r a c t i c a l l y no change in the op in ion s o f the ten a n ts

e i t h e r o f Drumchapel1 or of the r en ts and r a te s o f the new 2

h o u se s . The ease with which the c h ie f ten a n ts reached t h e i r-z.

work a l s o showed l i t t l e change. During the second s i x month

p eriod a f t e r reh ousin g , 10$ of the ten a n ts changed t h e i r jobs

and the t o t a l number of wage-earners in the group was 72,

g iv in g an average o f 1*47 wage-earners per hou se . There was

no change in the proportion of housewives go ing out to work!

Income

A s l i g h t r i s e in the average weekly income per household

and income per head took p lace during the second s i x months

a f t e r reh o u sin g .

Hire purchase and checks and c lu b s .

L i t t l e change occurred during the second s i x months period6 7in r e sp e c t o f h ire purchase commitments and checks and c lu b s !

Approxim ately one th ir d of the f a m i l i e s he ld checks and c lu b s ,

and ra th er over a h a l f had h ir e purchase commitments.

1 . Appendix XVI, Table I . 5 . Appendix XVI, Table 5*2 . Appendix XVI, Table 2 . 6 . Appendix XVI, Table 6 .3 . Appendix X¥I, Table 3 . 7 . Appendix XVI, Table 7 .4 . Appendix XVI, Table 4 .

Standard of management.

The standard of management remained much improved a f t e r

one y ea r , although there was p r a c t i c a l ly no change from theo

p o s i t i o n a t s i x months. The group s t i l l compared unfavourably

w ith the o v e r a l l group in r e sp ec t of standard of management.

A s l i g h t in crea se occurred in the p roportions of f a m i l i e s

w ith t e l e v i s i o n s e t s , washing machines and immersers, butQ

none o f the changes were s i g n i f i c a n t . One household acquired

a r e f r i g e r a t o r .

I l l n e s s e s and pregnancy.

The f in d in g s in r esp ec t o f h o s p i t a l admissions'*'0 andII & 12g e n e r a l p r a c t i t io n e r s ' work were In l in e w ith the f in d in g s

fo r the o v e r a l l group.

The proportion of housewives who were pregnant, showed

a s l i g h t but n o n - s ig n i f ic a n t r i s e ^

8 . Appendix XVI, Table 8 . I I . Appendix XVI, Table I I .9 . Appendix XVI, Table 9 . 12. Appendix XVI, Table 12.

10. Appendix XVI, Table 10. 13. Appendix XVI, Table 13 .

FAMILIES REHOUSED FROM OLDER PUBLIC AUTHORITY HOUSES. (3 2 c a s e s

T his group showed very l i t t l e change during the second

s i x month period a f t e r reh ousin g . Such changes as d id occur

were in l i n e with the o v e r a l l group. The f ig u r e s are g iven

in appendix XVII, ta b le s I - 14.

A s i g n i f i c a n t f a l l occurred in the proportion o f f a m i l i e s

w ith h ir e purchase commitments. The f a m i l i e s from the o ld er

p u b lic a u th o r ity houses were the on ly sub-group to show such a

drop a f t e r one y e a r .

FAMILIES IN WHICH THE GENERAL HOME BACKGROUND (AS DISTINCT

FROM THE HOUSE) WAS ASSESSED AS "POOR" OR "BAD" BEFORE

REHOUSING. (41 c a ses )

The t o t a l number of persons in t h i s group a f t e r one year

was 172 , com prising 92 a d u lts ( 54$) and 80 c h ild re n ( 46%).

No s i g n i f i c a n t changes occurred during the second s i x

months a f t e r rehousing , but when compared w ith the o v e r a l l

group, t h i s group s t i l l showed se v e r a l d e f i c i e n c i e s . The

standard of management of the houses f e l l fa r below the

o v e r a l l group, although the improvement was c o n s id e r a b le .

The in c id en ce of h ire purchase commitments and checks and

c lu b s was h igher than in the o v e r a l l group. The f ig u r e s fo r

the group are la id out in appendix XVIII, ta b le s I - 13.

S e v e ra l of the f a m i l ie s showed no change in t h e ir h a b it s

whatsoever a f t e r reh ousin g . Such a case was th a t of Mr and Mrs L

aged 33 and 23 years r e s p e c t iv e ly who came from a "room and

k itchen" (2-apartm ent) in a condemned prop erty . The house was

in a d i r t y and un tid y s t a t e and the standard of management

was a s s e s s e d as poor. There was no bath and the s ta ir h e a d

t o i l e t was shared by three other f a m i l i e s . Mr and Mrs L.had

two c h i ld r e n , a boy aged 5 years and a g i r l aged 4 y e a r s . Mrs L

was e x p e c t in g another baby when seen in the old hou se . The

home atmosphere was poor. Mr L.was a long d is ta n c e lo r r y

d r iv e r and MrsL . s t a t e d th a t he earned about £10 a week

althou gh she d id not know the exact sum. His main p le a su r e s

la y "between the pub and the b o ok ies" . Mrs L.was keen on her

w eek ly /

weekly game of "housey-housey".

A fte r rehousing , the standard of management of the house

remained poor and the home atmosphere remained s t r a in e d . The

new baby su ffe r e d from frequent a t ta ck s of "b ron ch itis" and

appeared pale and puny. This fam ily might have shown improvement

with t a c t f u l but firm handling . During the one year period a f t e r

reh o u s in g , the fam ily rece iv ed two v i s i t s from the "housing

n u rse’.'

Another fam ily tr a n s fe r r in g i t s old l i v i n g c o n d it io n s to

the new house was th a t of Mr and Mrs T, both aged 49 y e a r s .

Mr and Mrs T.came from a "room and kitchen" house which was

kept in a f i l t h y s t a t e and rated an assessm ent of "bad". The

home atmosphere was s tra in ed and Mr T.was unemployed, although

he s t a t e d em p hatica lly that a l l he needed was a sm all loan

to s e t up a b u s in ess of h i s own. His c h ie f p leasure was p la y in g

d a r t s . Mrs T .s ta te d that she had no p le a s u r e s . Mr and Mrs T.had

a fa m ily of fo u r , the e ld e s t g i r l aged 18 years be ing employed

as a le a t h e r worker. The remaining ch ild ren were aged 15, 12

and 7 y ears and were s t i l l at s c h o o l . The t o t a l income o f the

fa m ily in c lu d in g unemployment b e n e f i t and c h i ld r e n s a llow an ces

was £10 w eekly . There were no h ir e purchase commitments, but

payments of 12/ - a week were made on a check fo r c lo t h in g .

When seen a f t e r s i x months in the new 4-apartment house,

Mr T.was s t i l l unemployed but now s ta te d th a t i t was not worth

h i s w h ile to go out to work so long as he was r e c e iv in g

unemployment b e n e f i t . The e ld e s t g i r l had l o s t her job and

w as/

I oo.

was a l s o unemployed now and drawing b e n e f i t . The e ld e s t boy

had l e f t sch oo l however, and was now employed in a dead end

job as a fu r n itu r e p o r ter . The new house was in a f i l t h y s t a t e

and two windows had been broken and blocked with cardboard. Mr

and Mrs T .consid ered the weekly rent and r a te s of £1 - 8 - 9d

as e x c e s s i v e .

A fte r one year Mr T.and the e ld e s t g i r l were s t i l l unemployed

and the house remained in a f i l t h y and o f f e n s iv e s t a t e . The

weekly income amounted to £12 - 10 - 0d , b e n e f i t s accounting

fo r £8 o f t h i s . The weekly payments fo r c lo th e s were now 1 5 /-

but th ere were s t i l l no h ire purchase commitments. This fam ily

was u n f i t fo r a new house from the s t a r t and would have been

b e t t e r accommodated in one of the o lder corp oration p r o p e r t ie s .

There was no d i f f i c u l t y in coming to t h i s con c lu sio n during

the f i r s t v i s i t to the fam ily in the old house . I t i s dou btfu l

whether much could have been achieved by su p e rv is io n so far

as Mr and Mrs T.were concerned, but guidance fo r the c h ild re n

was n e c e s s a r y . The fam ily r ec e iv ed two v i s i t s from the "housing

nurse" during the year fo l lo w in g reh ou sin g .

In c o n tr a s t , a fam ily which would c e r t a in ly have responded

to a d v ic e , but ran in to d i f f i c u l t i e s through sheer f e c k le s s n e s s

and la c k of guidance was th a t of Mr and Mrs B.aged 28 and 26

years r e s p e c t i v e l y , who were rehoused from a condemned "room

and k itchen" house with an o u ts id e t o i l e t shared by three other

f a m i l i e s . The house was poorly kept and drab apart from a new

t e l e v i s i o n s e t . Mr B.worked as an odd job man in a t e r r i t o r i a l

army/

I C* | .

army h a l l and the t o t a l s ta te d weekly income was £7 - 19 - 0^

Mrs B.had a son aged 2 years and was ex p ectin g another c h i ld .

She was a tten d in g both her own doctor and the l o c a l a u th o r ity

c l i n i c fo r a n te -n a ta l c a re . There were no h ir e purchase

commitments, but Mrs B.was paying 1 5 / - weekly on a c lo th in g

check . Mr B.had changed h i s job to a t r a v e l l e r in c lo th in g

checks and the t o t a l weekly income was s ta te d to be £8 - 8 - 0

The new baby had arrived and appeared h e a lth y although she

had ap p aren tly su ffer ed from d iarrhoea and vom iting fo r a w h ile .

Checks fo r c lo th in g now amounted to weekly payments o f £1 andj

h ir e purchase payments of 10/6 a week were being made fo r

l in o leu m . The standard of management of the house now rated

as " fa ir " . A fter one year in the new house, h ire purchase

commitments had r is e n to £3 weekly and payments in r e sp e c t o f

c lo t h in g checks remained at £ 1 . Mrs B.had been o b liged to f in d

an even in g job as a w a itre ss and the t o t a l weekly income wasj

now s ta te d to be £11 - 5 - 0 . The management of the house

had d e te r io r a te d a l i t t l e but s t i l l rated " fa ir " . Mrs B .looked

worried and t ir e d and was o b v io u s ly f e e l i n g both the s t r a in

of the p h y s ic a l work involved in her new job and the worry of

paying the commitments. Sympathetic guidance would have been

welcomed by t h i s fa m ily . They r ece iv ed two v i s i t s during the

year from the "housing nurse".

Not a l l of the f a m i l ie s showing an improvement in home

management in t h i s group showed an improvement in other r e s p e c t s .

An example i s th a t of Mr and Mrs W.aged 46 and 42 years

r e s p e c t i v e l y who were rehoused from a condemned "room and

kitchen" house along with t h e ir 15 year old daughter. The

h o u se /

house was poorly kept, d i r t y and d in gy . The t o i l e t was shared

by th ree other f a m i l i e s . Mr W.had been unemployed s in c e an

a t ta c k of pneumonia two years p r e v io u s ly . He appeared to be

keep ing w e l l , but showed l i t t l e in c l in a t io n to f in d work. He

was r e c e iv in g unemployment and n a t io n a l a s s is ta n c e b e n e f i t s

to a t o t a l o f £5 - 15 - 0 weekly and th ese were supplemented

by h i s w i f e ' s earn ings of £3 - 10 - 0^ as a part time sewing

m a c h in is t . The fam ily was paying £1 a week on h ire purchase

fo r a t e l e v i s i o n s e t .

When seen in the new house at the end o f s i x months, Mr W

was s t i l l unemployed but seemed q u ite c o n te n t . The new house

was f a i r l y w e ll kept, and s in ce the t e l e v i s i o n s e t was now

paid up, h ir e purchase commitments o f 1 0 / - weekly had been

taken on fo r new c a rp e ts , and 5 / - weekly on a c lo th in g check.

Mrs W.was s t i l l working at her part time job .

One year a f t e r rehousing, the new house remained f a i r l y

w e ll kept and although the c lo th in g check payments had now

c ea se d , h ir e purchase commitments remained at 1 0 / - weekly for

new fu r n is h in g s . Mrs W.was s t i l l in her part time job and the

daughter had now l e f t schoo l and s ta r te d work as a shop

a s s i s t a n t . The t o t a l weekly income of the house was now

£13 _ 5 - 0 in c lu d in g b e n e f i t s . Mr W.was c lean and w e l l

d ressed and appeared h ea lth y and c h e e r fu l . He had developed

a keen i n t e r e s t in h i s garden and had la id i t out w ith g rea t

care and con sid era b le s k i l l . He showed no d e s ir e to return

to work.

A p a r t i c u la r ly in t e r e s t in g fam ily in t h i s group which

showed/

I O 3 .showed an improvement in house management on ly , was th a t of

Mr and Mrs Q.aged 45 and 54 years r e s p e c t iv e ly . When f i r s t

v i s i t e d tney were su b -ten an ts in a 5-apartment l o c a l a u th o r ity

,tenement house . The house was in a f i l t h y s t a t e and the

fu r n is h in g s were dingy and d ilap idated .M r Q.earned approxim ately

£9 a week as a labourer in a gas works. There were two daughters

aged 5 years and 9 y e a r s . Mr and Mrs Q .s ta ted t h e ir main

i n t e r e s t s to be the w ir e le s s and going out to the p ic t u r e s ,

th ey had no h ir e purchase commitments or checks and there was

no t e l e v i s i o n s e t .

A fte r s i x months in the new house, the home management

was f a i r l y good, but the fam ily as a whole was fa r from c o n te n t .

The younger g i r l had s ta r te d bed w ettin g and the o ld er g i r l

complained of "rheumatic pains and nervousness" . Mr Q.had l o s t

h i s job and showed no in c l in a t io n to g e t a new one. He wasj

r e c e iv in g £ 7 - 7 - 6 weekly in unemployment b e n e f i t and

n a t io n a l a s s i s t a n c e . Mrs Q.was having d isagreem ents w ith her

neighbours over the c lo th e s drying f a c i l i t i e s behind the

b u i ld in g and the behaviour of the two g i r l s . The neighbours

in turn s ta te d th a t Mrs Q.was a g g ress iv e and fr e q u e n t ly used

obscene and th rea ten in g language. The atmosphere in the c lo s e

was t e n s e . During the f i r s t s i x months, Mr and Mrs Q .acquired

a t e l e v i s i o n s e t and took on h ir e purchase commitments to the cLe x te n t o f 15/5 weekly.

When seen a f t e r one year in the new h ou se ,th e management

was a s s e s se d as f a i r and the house was q u ite b r igh t and c h e e r fu l

lo o k in g . R e la t io n s with the neighbours had d e te r io r a te d fu r th e r

and Mrs Q.had been charged by the p o l ic e w ith causing a breach

o f /

o f the peace by u s in g obscene language and th rea ten in g her

n e igh b ou rs, the in c id en t apparently r i s in g out of Mrs Q's

in s i s t a n c e upon the r ig h t of her g i r l s to climb over her

n e ig h b o u r s’garden fe n c e . Both of the g i r l s had been taken to

the d o c t o r ’s surgery during the s i x months complaining of

"nervousness" and Mr Q.had been r e c e iv in g ra d io -th erap y for

an u lc e r in h i s mouth. He was now r e c e iv in g n a t io n a l h e a lth

insurance in p lace of unemployment b e n e f i t .

There was no doubt th a t t h i s was a ra th er unpleasant

fa m ily and th a t the home atmosphere was poor and the c h ild re n

badly c o n t r o l l e d . The point o f in t e r e s t however, was th a t the

fa m ily achieved a good standard in m a ter ia l comforts a f t e r

reh ou sin g and kept q u ite a good house, in s p i t e o f remaining

u n s a t i s f a c t o r y in most other r e s p e c t s . Such a household

c o n s t i t u t e s a new "welfare s ta te " type of problem fa m ily .

FAMILIES CONTAINING OLD-AGE PENSIONERS VISITED ONE YEAR AFTER

MOVING INTO NEW HOUSES. (26 ca ses )

This group showed very l i t t l e change during the second

s i x months a f t e r reh ousin g . The f ig u r e s are shown in appendix XIX,

t a b le s 1 - 7 .

The m ajo r ity of the old f o lk s accepted the removal to

Drumchapel with remarkably l i t t l e concern. Mr and Mrs H.moved

from an old l o c a l a u th o r ity house attached to one of the c i t y

h o s p i t a l s where Mr H.had been a gardener fo r many y e a r s . They

kept t h e i r new house in good order and Mr H.took con sid erab le

p lea su re from h i s garden and from long walks in the surrounding

c o u n tr y s id e . Mr H.was a busy man with wide i n t e r e s t s . He

appeared to be enjoy ing h i s r e t ire m en t . On the other hand Mr

and Mrs M.were not so e n t h u s ia s t i c . They came from a d e c r e p it

and unpleasant r iv e r s id e area which had o b v io u sly d e te r io r a te d

badly over the past few y e a r s . Their house was w e ll k ep t , b r igh t

and c h e e r fu l and they had l iv e d in i t fo r tw e n ty - f iv e y e a r s .

I t c o n s i s t e d of a "room and kitchen" with an o u ts id e t o i l e t

shared by two other f a m i l i e s . Mr and Mrs M.were not very keen

to move, but t h e ir two daughters (aged 27 and 55 y e a r s ) , who

worked as con d u ctresses with the corporation tran sp ort

departm ent, urged them to accept when t h e ir turn on the

housing l i s t came up, and the fam ily was rehoused in a

5-a.partment tenem ent. When seen a f t e r s i x months the house

v/as w e l l kept and everybody seemed s a t i s f i e d with the change.

A f t e r /

* 0 6 .

A fter one year however, one of the daughters was le a v in g to

g e t married and the other was a ls o th in k in g of moving. Faced

w ith the prospect of l i v i n g on t h e ir own in Drumchapel, Mr

and Mrs M.were r e g r e t t in g t h e ir fr ie n d s l e f t behind at the

old area and worried about the expense of keeping the house

up on t h e i r o ld age p en s io n s .

I 0 7 .FAMILIES CONTAINING I CHILD, 2 CHILDREN AND 3 OR MORE

CHILDREN WHEN SEEN ONE YEAR AFTER REHOUSING.

(I c h i ld - 80 c a ses )(2 ch ild ren - 147 c a ses )(3 or more ch ild ren - 93 c a ses )

The numbers of personsin the three groups and the p rop ortion s

of c h i ld r e n to a d u lt s are shown below.

r ' j " I-ch ild " "2-child" ” 3 or more c h i ld 1' !| f a m i l ie s fa m i l ie s f a m i l i e s j

| T o ta l persons | 281 611 517 j

A d ults 1 201 72$ 317 52 fo 200 39c/> •

| C hildrenj

i....................t[|i oo i <M[i1 oI 00I

294 317 61 °/o |

Changes during the second s i x months period a f t e r rehousing

were g e n e r a l ly in l in e with those of the o v e r a l l group. The

f i g u r e s are shown in appendix XX, ta b le s I - 15. S evera l

d i f f e r e n c e s between the three groups p e r s is t e d a f t e r one year,

fo r in s ta n c e , few of the housewives with three or more c h i ld r e n

managed to go out to work, and the la rg e r the fam ily the sm aller

the weekly income per head. On the other hand the e x c e ss o f

c h i ld r e n from the sm all f a m i l i e s , r eq u ir in g the s e r v ic e s of

the g e n e ra l p r a c t i t io n e r became n e g l ig e a b le .

The la r g e r f a m i l i e s in p a r t ic u la r , b e n e f ite d from reh o u sin g .

A t y p i c a l example was th at o f Mr and Mrs C, both aged 25 years

who were rehoused from a I—apartment tenement house w ith an

o u ts id e t o i l e t shared by two other f a m i l i e s . They had a fa m ily

o f /

I Q \*

o f th ree c h ild re n aged 4 y e a rs , 2 years and I year, but in

s p i t e o f the overcrowding the house was w e ll k ep t . Mr C.was

a boilerm an earning approxim ately £11 weekly. The new house

was o f th ree apartments and was kept in good order. Mrs C .sa id

a t the end o f t h e ir f i r s t year in Drumchapel, th a t she missed

her "window shopping" in the old area , but the new house was a

marked improvement and the whole fam ily had b e n e f i te d g r e a t ly .

Some o f the la rg e r f a m i l ie s were rehoused without adequate

fo re th o u g h t , in to houses which were too sm all for them, Mr and

Mrs C.probably f e l l in to t h i s category s in ce they were young

and a lrea d y had three ch ild ren and were l i k e l y to have more,

Mr and Mrs R .c e r ta in ly f e l l in to t h i s ca tegory s in ce th ey had

th ree c h i ld r e n , aged 10, 7 and 3 years when rehoused, and Mrs R

was pregnant. When the new baby a rr iv ed , Mr and Mrs R.had to

s l e e p in the l iv in g - d in in g room of t h e ir new house w ith the

baby in a c o t , le a v in g one bedroom fo r t h e ir daughter and one

bedroom fo r th e ir two boys. Mr and Mrs R.maintained a good

home both in t h e ir old house and in th e ir new house, but

remained overcrowded a f t e r moving.

I O ? %

FAMILIES IN WHICH ONE OR MORE MEMBERS SUFFERED FROM DISABILITIES

WHICH SECURED THEM PRIORITY IN HOUSING, VISITED AFTER TWELVE

MONTHS. (34 c a ses )

S ix months a f t e r rehousing , t h i s group c o n s is te d of IIO

p erso n s , com prising 79 a d u lts (72%) and 31 c h ild ren (28%).

Very l i t t l e change occurred during the second s i x months

period a f t e r reh ou sin g . The f ig u r e s are shown in appendix XXI,

t a b l e s I - 13.

At the end of one year, s e v e r a l ca ses were noted where the

p r i o r i t y on m edical grounds la p sed . For in s ta n c e , Mr and Mrs D

were g iv en p r io r i t y because o f t h e ir four year old boy who was

t o t a l l y in c a p a c ita te d by s p a s t ic d ip le g ia and mental d e f i c i e n c y .

He was on a w a it in g l i s t fo r i n s t i t u t i o n a l c a re . They a ls o had

a normal boy aged one year . Their old house was a three

apartment tenement, with i t s own t o i l e t but no bath . The house

was s i t u a t e d two s t a i r s up and they were keen fo r a ground

f l o o r house w ithout s t a i r s , to reduce the e f f o r t invo lved in

ca rry in g the boy. The house was w e ll kept and the home

atmosphere was good. Mr D.was a time and motion study eng ineer

earn in g £16 a week. The house was equipped with t e l e v i s i o n(iand a washing machine and Mrs D.was paying £ 2 - 1 0 - 0 a week

h ir e purchase on a vacuum c le a n e r . Mr D 's main p le a su re s were

read in g and " p otter in g about" with the sm all car he owned. Mrs

D .l ik e d k n i t t in g and v i s i t i n g f r i e n d s . They were n e i th e r of

them very keen on t e l e v i s i o n , but had bought t h e ir s e t because

the handicapped boy kept them t i e d to the house. The car had

b e e n /

no.been bought to g e t the boy out from time to tim e.

S ix months a f t e r rehousing , Mr and Mrs D.were com fortably

s e t t l e d in t h e ir new house and sa id they f e l t co n sid erab le

b e n e f i t from t h e ir ground f lo o r f l a t t e d house and i t s garden.

Mr D.had obtained promotion in h i s work and was now earning

over £17 a. week. The house was w e ll kept and c h e er fu l and

Mrs D.was loo k in g a f t e r both of her ch ild ren with devoted

c a r e .

When seen one year a f t e r rehousing , the handicapped boy

had been admitted to an i n s t i t u t i o n for long term care and

Mr and Mrs D.showed obvious r e l i e f at being freed from the

c o n sta n t s t r a in o f caring for him. The car now enabled them

to v i s i t him a t weekends, and although Mr D.had been o f fer ed

fu r th e r promotion and a pay r i s e to over £20 a week i f he

moved to a post in England, he had d e c lin e d because of the

d i f f i c u l t i e s o f tr a n s fe r r in g the handicapped boy. The house

remained w e l l kept and the fam ily now had no h ire purchase

commitments. They l ik e d Drumchapel q u ite w e l l , but f e l t now

th a t th ey would l ik e a house of th e ir own and Mr D.was making

arrangements to buy a pre-war sem i-detached house. He had

over £200 saved up for the down payment.

The p r o b a b i l i ty i s that in t h i s c a se , i f the l o c a l a u th o r ity

had d is c u s s e d the case with Mr and Mrs D.more f u l l y , and had

approached the i n s t i t u t i o n in the f i r s t p la c e , Mr and Mrs D.would

have been saved the inconvenience and expense of the move to a

c o u n c i l house and the lo c a l a u th o r ity would have been ab le to

a l l o c a t e /

III.

a l lo c a t e the house to some fam ily with an equal need but

more l im i t e d r e so u r c e s .

Another case was that of Mrs G, a widow aged 4 I y e a r s ,

Mrs G ,l iv e d in a one apartment house with her son aged 19 y e a r s .

The house had no bath and the t o i l e t was shared by three

f a m i l i e s . Mrs G.was g iven medical p r io r i t y fo r pulmonary

t u b e r c u l o s i s . Both she and her son had undergone a course

of a n t i - tu b e r c u lo u s treatm ent two years p r e v io u s ly . Mrs G

worked as a c le r k e s s and her son as an apprentice e l e c t r i c i a n .

S ix months a f t e r moving to a three apartment corporation

tenement house, there was l i t t l e change but a f t e r one year,

the boy had married and was l i v i n g elsewhere le a v in g h i s mother

on her own. She appeared q u ite content and the house was w e ll

k ep t , but she would have been b e t t e r , and more econom ica lly

accommodated in a modern two apartment house . These c ircum stances

could not be fo rsee n by the l o c a l a u th o r ity , but much could

be ach ieved by b u i ld in g a wider range of houses and encouraging

more m o b i l i ty o f te n a n ts .

no..SUMMARY

The purpose of t h i s t h e s i s was to in v e s t ig a t e the changing

c ircu m stan ces of a group o f f a m i l i e s rehoused by the Glasgow

Local A u th o r ity . The f a m i l i e s came m ostly from c e n tr a l areas

o f the c i t y and were rehoused in Drumchapel on the western

p er ip h ery of Glasgow. The g a in s of moving to new houses were

th u s o f f s e t by sep a ra tion from fr ie n d s and r e l a t i v e s , and

in crea sed t r a v e l l i n g tim es to work and shops. Fresh a ir and

c le a n surroundings were accompanied by higher r a te s and r e n t s ,

h igh er bus fa r e s and the expense of f i t t i n g out new and la r g e r

h o u se s .

A t o t a l o f 421 f a m i l i e s were seen in t h e ir old houses

im m ediately before being rehoused by the l o c a l a u th o r ity .

Three hundred and n in e ty -se v e n o f th ese f a m i l i e s were seen

a f t e r s i x months in t h e ir new houses and 387 a f t e r one y e a r .

Most o f the fa m i l ie s had been on the l o c a l a u th o r ity

housing l i s t fo r over ten years and the average age o f the

te n a n ts a t the time of rehousing was over 38 y e a r s .

Nine out o f ten of the old houses were tenements d a tin g

back to the n in e te en th cen tu ry . Nine out of ten of the new

houses were a l s o tenements, and the m ajority of th ese were

of th ree apartments (Two bedrooms and l iv in g -d in in g room).

The numbers o f new four and f iv e apartment houses a v a i la b le

w ere /

were inadequate and led to overcrowding in over one f i f t h o f the

three-apartm ent hou ses. The number of sm aller houses a v a i la b le

was a ls o inadequate, making i t n ecessa ry in s e v e r a l ca ses to

accommodate couples and s in g le persons in three-apartm ent h o u se s .

N e v e r th e le s s overcrowding was fa r l e s s common a f t e r reh ousin g ,

and overcrowding of s le e p in g accommodation was a b o l ish e d .

Almost one h a l f o f the old houses had shared t o i l e t

accommodation. In such ca ses the t o i l e t was u s u a l ly s i tu a t e d

on the s ta ir h e a d and shared by two to f i v e f a m i l i e s . Less than

one f i f t h of the houses had baths or running hot w ater. A ll o f

the new houses had t o i l e t s , baths and running hot water.

Most o f the ten a n ts were engaged in s k i l l e d or s e m i - s k i l l e d

work, but the ten an ts tra n sferred from houses due fo r d e m o lit io n

and the te n a n ts who had kept t h e ir o ld houses in an u n s a t i s f a c t o r y

s t a t e , showed an e x ce ss o f u n s k i l le d workers. Further, the men

drawn from th e se very d e c r e p it and i l l - k e p t houses showed a

r e l a t i v e l y poor work record in terms of c o n t in u ity o f employment

over the two years before reh ousin g .

Over one h a l f o f the ten an ts had l ik e d t h e ir old d i s t r i c t s ,

but most o f them preferred Drumchapel. Those ten a n ts t r a n s fe r r e d

from o ld er l o c a l a u th o r ity houses o f te n saw l i t t l e improvement

in Drumchapel over t h e ir old c o n d i t io n s . They were g lad to move

to a home o f t h e ir own, but o f te n s igh ed fo r the sem i-d etach ed ,

or ter ra c e d type o f house they had l e f t .

The/

The r e n ts and r a te s of the o ld houses averaged 15/4^ w eekly,

th ose o f the new houses averaged 25/5^ weekly. The in crease was

con sid ered worthwhile by most ten a n ts when they took in to

account the improved f a c i l i t i e s o f the new h o u ses . Well over

one th ir d o f the ten a n ts had considered t h e ir old r e n ts and

r a t e s e x c e s s i v e , but l e s s than one in twenty considered the new

charges e x c e s s iv e .

Over a quarter o f the housewives had been employed out o f

the home, a lthough in the m ajority o f ca ses t h e i r jobs were

part time o n ly . L i t t l e change, occurred a f t e r rehousing; few

o f the housew ives with large f a m i l i e s were ab le to go out to

work.

The te n a n ts spent more time t r a v e l l i n g to work a f t e r

reh ou sin g than b e fo r e . The d i f fe r e n c e was l e s s than might

have been expected because a con sid erab le number were employed

in Clydebank and a c tu a l ly moved c lo s e r to t h e i r work when th ey

came to Drumchapel. One year a f t e r t r a n s f e r , t r a v e l l i n g t im es

showed a s l i g h t d ecrea se , due to the a c q u is i t io n of a u t o - c y c le s

by many te n a n ts and the use of cars and vans to carry groups

o f men to work. The bus s e r v ic e had a lso improved.

The average net weekly income per household , in c lu d in gd.c h i ld r e n s ' a llow ances and other b e n e f i t s was £13 - 19 - I

before reh ousin g and the average number of wage earners per

house was 1*50. A fter rehousing, the income per household

dropped, but the income per head showed a s l i g h t r i s e . This

change/

115.

change was accounted fo r by an a l t e r a t io n in fam ily s tr u c tu r e ,

s in c e some two hundred persons - o f te n e ld e r ly r e l a t i v e s - d id

not accompany the ten a n ts to t h e ir new hou ses.

Almost a l l o f the f a m i l ie s made weekly insurance payments,

m ostly on l i f e a ssu ra n ces . „ The average weekly payment perd.household was 7 /1 • These insurances remained v i r t u a l l y unchanged

during the period o f the survey.

Over one h a l f o f the ten a n ts had gathered sa v in g s in

prep ara tio n fo r moving in to the new house . Of those who were

prepared to s t a t e the amounts, almost one h a l f sa id they had

saved over £20 and s e v e r a l had saved over £100.

B efore rehousing , h ir e purchase commitments had been

incurred by ju s t over a quarter of the f a m i l i e s . The expense

of p u t t in g new, and u s u a l ly b ig g e r , houses in order brought

about a co n sid erab le r i s e , and a f t e r s i x months, almost h a l f

of the f a m i l i e s had such commitments. This r i s e p e r s is t e d one

year a f t e r tr a n s fe r ; the average weekly payments per household

a l s o showed a r i s e . Hire purchase commitments were most

commonly in r e sp ec t o f t e l e v i s i o n s e t s , fu r n itu r e and c a r p e t s .

P r ior to rehousing , ju s t over a quarter of the f a m i l i e s

c o n tr ib u te d r e g u la r ly to check and club purchasing schemes, but

t h i s p r a c t ic e became l e s s common a f t e r reh ousin g . The average

weekly payments underwent l i t t l e change.

I t was noted th at an e x ce ss o f the f a m i l ie s coming from

b u i ld in g s due fo r d em o lit io n , or keeping t h e ir houses in an

u n s a t i s f a c t o r y /

" 6 .u n s a t i s f a c t o r y s t a t e , had. h ire purchase commitments and checks

and c lu b s , both before and a f t e r rehousing .

The standard of management o f the houses showed a c o n s id er

ab le improvement a f t e r reh ou sin g . This improvement was most

n o t ic e a b le during the f i r s t s i x months; a sm all proportion of

the h ou sehold s d e te r io r a te d again by the end of one year . A l l

f a m i l i e s came under the su p e rv is io n of the "housing nurses" ,

but t h e i r v i s i t s were in fr eq u e n t . Superv is in g resou rces cou ld ,

w ith advantage, be concentrated upon the u n s a t i s fa c to r y

h o u seh o ld s .

The c h i e f r e c r e a t io n s of the ten a n ts were recorded . T e le v i s

ion h e ld f i r s t p lace w ith almost one th ird of both husbands

and w iv e s . There i s no doubt th a t t e l e v i s i o n has done much to

in c r e a se the happiness o f f a m i l i e s l i v i n g in housing schemes

on the per ip hery of the c i t y by provid ing evening entertainm ent

in the home.

Over th r e e -q u a r te r s o f the f a m i l i e s had t e l e v i s i o n s e t s

before reh ou sin g and by the end of the f i r s t year in the new

h o u ses , the proportion had r is e n to almost nine out o f t e n .

L ess than a quarter of the fa m i l i e s owned washing machines

b efore reh o u sin g , but over a th ir d had them by the end o f the

f i r s t year in the new house . F a m il ie s a ls o tended to acquire

immersion h e a te r s , te lep h on es and, to a l e s s e r e x te n t , r e

f r i g e r a t o r s a f t e r reh ousin g .

Approxim ately one fam ily in ten owned a car or van before

r e h o u s in g . /

reh o u s in g . Very l i t t l e change occurred a f t e r moving, but a few

te n a n ts found they had to s a c r i f i c e th e ir cars in order to f i t

out the new house and pay the increased r a te s and r e n ts . Parking

and garag in g space w ith in the scheme was inadequate.

The in c id en ce of s e r io u s i l l n e s s , measured in terms of

h o s p i t a l a d m iss io n s , showed l i t t l e change a f t e r rehousing, but

the p ro p o r t io n s of persons c o n su lt in g th e ir genera l p r a c t i t io n e r s

showed a d e f i n i t e r i s e . The p attern o f i l l n e s s remained

p r a c t i c a l l y unchanged and i t i s considered th at the proxim ity

of the new group p r a c t ic e su r g e r ie s to the housing scheme was

the main f a c t o r in in c r e a s in g the load put upon the genera l

p r a c t i t i o n e r s . I t was noted that people tended to change to

new d o c to r s in the area when i l l n e s s demanded a t t e n t io n , ra th er

than on t h e i r own i n i t i a t i v e . Most changes o f doctor occurred

w ith in the f i r s t s i x months o f moving.

The p roportion of housewives who sa id they were pregnant

was a p p re c ia b ly lower one year a f t e r rehousing than i t had been

im m ediately p r io r to removal.

/ IS ,

APPENDIX I

F a m il ie s coming from -

1—apartment tenement houses (50 c a se s )2—apartment: tenement houses (266 c a se s )

& 3-apartm ent tenement houses (53 c a s e s )

Table 1

S ize o f house 1-apartment 2-apartment 3-apartm ent

Average duration o f occupancy 6 02 years 9 .3 y ears 1 1 .9 y ea rs

1 - a p t . - 2 - a p t . t = 3 .83 P< 0 .001

2 - a p t . - 3 - a p t . t = 3 .22 P < 0 .0 0 1

Table 2

S iz e o f house 1-apartment 2-apartment 3-apart.ment

Average age o f te n a n ts 3 3 .6 years 38 .7 years 4 3 .0 y ears

1 - a p t . - 2 - a p t . t = 4 .1 0 P <0.'001

2 - a p t . - 3 - a p t . t = 3 .58 P< 0 .001

Table 3

S iz e o f house 1-apartment 2-apart.ment 3-apart.ment

Time on Corpora t io n w a i t in g - l i s t 8 .2 years 1 1 .0 yea rs 1 1 .3 yea rs

1 - a p t , - 2 &3 - a p t . t = 4 .82 P < 0 .0 0 1

T a b l e 4Number o f p e r s o n s

S iz e o f house 1 - apartment 2-apartment 3-apartr/ient

T o ta l Persons 172 1086 273

M u lt s 99 58 $ 607 56$ 156 57$

Children 73 42 $ 479 44$ u , 43$

Table 5

Houses w ith - 1-apartment 2-apart.ment 3-apartment

T o i l e t s 24$ 4 6% 95$

Baths - 31° 45$

Running hot w ater - 51o 40$

T o i l e t s 1 - a p t . - 2 -a p t . - 3 -a p t . = 57 .29 P^O.OOl

B aths 2 - a p t . - 3 -a p t . X * = 91 .64 P < 0 .0 0 1

Runninghot w ater 2 -a p t . - 3 -a p t .

XX = 53 .41 P < ,0 .0 0 1

1X0.APPENDIX I

Table 6Overcrowding o f rooms

Persons per room 1-apartment 2-apartment 3-apartm ent

Up to 2 22$ 71$ 76$

2+ - 3 30$ 27$ 24$

Over 3 48$ 2$ -

1 - a p t . - 2 -apto - 3 -a p t . ) ( = 108 .62 P * 0 .001

Table 7Overcrowding o f s le e p in g accommodation

Persons s le e p in g more than 1 to a

1-apartment 2-apartment 3-apartment

s i n g le bed or more than 2 to a double bed

COCM n $ 9 1o

1-ap to - 2 & 3 -a p t . y**= 12 .04 P < .0 .0 1

TaHe 8S o c ia l c la s s

S o c ia l c l a s s o f ten a n ts 1-apartment 2-apart.ment 3-apart3ient

i ;S k i l l e d I I )

I I I )27$ 34$ 40$

S e m i- s k i l l e d IV 33$ 45$ 32$

U n s k i l le d V 40$ 21$ 28$

1 - a p t . - 2 -a p t . - 3 -a p t . Not s i g n i f i c a n t .

/ X LAPPENDIX I

Table 9

S o c ia l c la s s o f ten a n ts 1-apartment 3-apartm ent

S k i l l e d (1 ,1 1 & I I I ) 27$ 40$

S e m i- s k i l le d & u n s k i l le d (IV & V) 73$ 60$

1 - a p t . - 3 -a p t; B ord erlin e s ig n i f i c a n c e X = 2 .9 7 P < 0 . 1

T able 10

S iz e o f house 1-apartment 2-apartment 3-apartment

Rented houses 74$ 92$ 9 6 0

Abandoned houses 18$ 5$ 4$

Owned houses

CO 3$ -

Abandoned houses 1-apt - 2 & 3 - a p t . X = 12 .57 P < 0 .0 0 1

Table 11Rent and r a te s

S iz e o f house. 1-apartment 2-apartment 3-apartm ent

Average weekly r e n t and r a te s 10/2d 1 3 / - 2 0 / -

1 - a p t . - 2 - a p t . t = 5 .4 2 P < 0 .0 0 12 - a p t . - 3 -a p t . t =13*47 . P < 0 . 0 0 1

APPENDIX I

Table 12


Tenants regardin g ren t & ra tes as e x c e s s iv e

5lf° 48# 26#

3 - a p t . - 2 & 1 -a p t . ) ( = 8 .3 4 P <, 0 .0 1

T able 13


T o ta l number o f wage-earners 61 383 67

Average number o f w age-earners per house 1 .2 2 1 .4 4 1 .2 6

Table 14

S iz e o f house 1-apartme.nt 2-apartment 3-apart.ment

H ousewives goin g out to work 28 # 28# 9#

1 & 2 -a p t . - 3 -a p t . X = 6 o50 P < 0 .0 2

APPENDIX I

Tahle 15T r a v e l l in g to work

1 2 . 3 .

" R e a c h a b il i ty ”o f work 1-apartment 2 - apartment 3-apartment

"Easy reach"(up to 15 m inutes) 36$ 31# 8$

" P a ir ly easyreach"

(15+ - 40 m inutes) 46$ 47# 57#

" D if f i c u l t "(Over 40 m inutes) 18$ 22# 35#

1 - a p t . - 2 -a p t . Not s i g n i f i c a n t .

2 - a p t . - 3 - a p t .w 1.X = 9 .11 P < 0 .0 2

Table 16Weekly in su ran ce payments

Si^e o f house 1-apartment 2-apartment 3-apartm ent

H ouseholds w ith i n su ran ces 100$ 97# 96#

Average weekly payment o f th o s e households w ith in su ra n ces 6/2d 7/7d 6 / 6d

Payments 1 - a p t . - 2 -a p t . t * 2 .8 4 P < 0 . 0 1

P a y m e n ts 2 - a p t . - 3 - a p t . t = 2 . 4 0 P < 0 . 0 2

APPENDIX I

T a b l e 17Savings

S iz e o f house 1-apartment 2-apartment 3-apartm ent

H ouseholds p u t t in g by sa v in g s 46 / 54$ 59/*

P ercentage o f the above households u n w i l l in g to s t a t e amount saved 2 6 / 41$ 4 5 /

S av in gs 1 -a p t . - 2 - a p t . - 3 -a p t . Not s i g n i f i c a n t .

Households u n w il l in g to s t a t e amount 1 - a p t . - 2 - a p t . - 3 -a p t .Not s i g n i f i c a n t .

Table 18Hire Purchase Commitments


H ouseholds w ith h ir e purchase commitments 26$ 29$ 15$

Average weekly H.P. payments o f above h ou sehold s 14/3d 14/4d 18/9d

H.P.commitments 3-?%

ip t . - 1 & 2 -a p t . = 4 . 0 0 P <. 0 .0 5

Average weekly payments. No s i g n i f i c a n t d i f f e r e n c e s .

APPENDIX I' i s .

Table 19Checks and Clubs

S iz e o f house 1-apartment 2 - apartment 3-apartm ent

Households w ith checks or clubs 261o 29$ 261o

Average weekly payments o f above h ou seh o ld s l l / 5 d 1 0 /1 Od l l / l d

Checks and Clubs 1 - a p t . - 2 -a p t . - 3 -a p t . Not s i g n i f i c a n t .

Average weekly payments. No s i g n i f i c a n t d i f f e r e n c e s .

Table 20Standard o f Management

A ssessm ent o f management o f house 1-apartment 2-apartment 3-apartment

Good 56$ 66$ 6 8 /

P a ir 30$ 23$ 25/*

Poor or Bad 14$ 11$ 7$

No s i g n i f i c a n t d i f f e r e n c e s .

APPENDIX I

Table 21

H ouseholds w ith - 1-apartment 2-apartment 3-apartment

T e le v i s io n 58$ 84$ 76$

V/ashing .machines 12$ 23$ 25$

Telephones - 4$ 10$

Cars 4$ 11$ 8$

T e le v i s io n 1 -a p t . - 2 - a p t . 8 .2 9 P < 0 .0 1

T e le v i s io n 2 -a p t . - 3 -a p t . Not s i g n i f i c a n t .

Washing machines 1 -a p t . - 2 & 3 -a p t . B ord erlin e s i g n i f i c a n c e) ^ = 3 .0 4 P C 0 .1

T elephones and. cars - No s i g n i f i c a n t d i f f e r e n c e s .

APPENDIX I I X/l.

Table 22Past h is to r y o f 11 s e r io u s i l l n e s s "

S iz e o f house L-apartment 2-apartment 3-apart.ment

Persons w ith h i s t o r y o f s e r io u s i l l n e s s 12#

00 10?S

C hildren w ith h i s t o r y o f s e r io u s i l l n e s s 1# z f 31°

A dults w ith h is to r y o f s e r io u s i l l n e s s 20# 1% 161o

Persons 1 -a p t . - 2 & 3 -a p t . B ord erlin e s i g n i f i c a n c e2 .7 7 P < 0 .1

C hildren No s i g n i f i c a n t d i f f e r e n c e s .

Adults 1 - a p t . - 2 & 3 a p t . B orderlin e s i g n i f i c a n t3 .0 7 P < 0 .1

Table 23

Adm issions to h o s p i ta l over 6-month p er iod b e fo re reh o u s in g

S iz e o f house 1-apartment 2-apart.ment 3-apartment

P ersons adm itted 6/» Mo M

C hildren adm itted M Mo Mo

A d ults adm itted Tfo 5 % Mo

P erson s, Children and A d u lts . No s i g n i f i c a n t d i f f e r e n c e s .

T a b l e 24

Persons c a l l i n g doctor to house over 6 m onth-period b e fo rereh ousin g


Persons c a l l i n g doctor 15$ 12$ 14$

C hildren c a l l in g d octor 21$ 17$

CMCM

A dults c a l l i n g d o cto r 11$ 8 $ 7 1o

Per so n s , Children and A dults. No s i g n i f i c a n t d i f f e r e n c e s .

Table 25

Persons going to d o c to r s ' su r g e r ie s over 6-month period befo r e reh ousin g


Persons go ing 22$ 19$ 14$

C hildren going 10$ 15$ 11$

M u l t s go ing 30$ 22$ 17$

1 P ersons and c h i ld r e n . No s i g n i f i c a n t d i f f e r e n c e s .

M u l t s 1 -a p t . - 2 -a p t . - 3 -a p t . ) = 6 .6 0 P <^0.05

APPENDIX I

T a b l e 26Pregnancy

S iz e o f house 3-apart.ment1 - apartment 2-apart.ment

Housewives pregnant

1 - a p t . - 2 & 3 -a p t . Not s i g n i f i c a n t .

Ho.APPEITOIX I I FAMIL IE S REHOUSED FROM BUILDINGS ABOUT TO BE

DEMOLISHED! " ^ 1 c a s e s T ^ --------------------------------------

Table 1

Duration of occupancy

Houses fo r d em olit ion Control

Average duration o f occupancy 7«5 years 9 .0 y ea rs

B o r d e r l in e s ig n i f i c a n c e t = 1 .8 6 P < 0 .1

Table 2

Tenants not on Corporation hou sin g l i s t

Houses fo r d em o lit io n C ontrol

Proportion o f ten an ts not on l i s t 201o 2 .9 $

X = 59 .96 P < .0 .0 0 1

Table 3

Time on Corporation housing l i s t

Houses fo r d em o lit io n C ontrol

Average time 6o3 years 1 0 .3 y e a r s

t = 7 . 0 3 P < 0 .0 0 1

APPENDIX I I

Table 4Average age of t en a n ts

Houses due fo r dem ol it ion Control

Average age of t e n a n t s 36.4 y ea rs 38 .5 y ea rs

B o r d er l in e s i g n i f i c a n c e t = 1 .72 P < ,0 .1

Table 3S i z e s of houses

S iz e o f house 1-apartment 2-apartment 3-apart.ment Over 3 apartments

Houses about to be demolished 27$ 66$ 7$ -

Contro l 1 4 .3 $ 64 .5$ 1 5 .0 $ 6 .2 $

1 - a p t . - 2 - a p t . - 3 - a p t . Y V = 22.31 < 0 .001

Table 6T o i l e t s , b a t h s and running hot water

Houses f o r dem ol it ion Control

T o i l e t s 20$ 5 2 .5 $ t S 26 .79 P < 0 .001

Baths 4$ 1 7 .1 $ 1 /tS 8 .62 P < 0 . 0 1

Running hot water 6$ 1 7 . 6$ 5.05 P < 0 . 0 5

APPENDIX I I

Table 7Persons per room

Houses fo r dem ol it ion 1Control !

Up to 2 67 $ 66 • 5#

K\i+CM 22$ 2 5 .9 $

Over 3 11$ 7 . 6 $


Table 8Overcrowding o f s l e e p in g accommodation

Houses in which more than 1 person s l e p t per s i n g le bed or more than 2 per double bed.

Houses f o r dem ol i t ion Control

15$ 1 2 .1 #

Hot s i g n i f i c a n t•

Table 9^Standard of Management

Standard o f Management Houses fo r dem ol i t io n Control

Cood 35$ 66 • 5#

P a ir

|

COto 2 3 .0 $

Poor or Bad 27# 1 0 .5 $

X = 3 2 .7 0 P < 0 .001

APPENDIX I I

Table 10S o c ia l Class

S o c i a l c l a s sTenants from houses due for dem o l i t ion

Tenants from control group

III

I I I S k i l l e d22 $ 3 6 .5 $

17 S e m i - s k i l l e d 32 $ 4 0 .5 $

V U n s k i l l e d 46$ 2 3 .0 $

C lass 7 - C lasses I , I I , I I I & 17 15 .52 P C O . 001

Table 11Work record

ten ants from houses due fo r dem o l i t ion

t e n a n t s from c o n t r o l group

Tenants h o ld in g one job c o n t in u o u s ly over p r e v io u s 2 years

62$ 7 3 .8 $

4 .7 6 P < 0 .05

Table 12Opinion o f D i s t r i c t

Tenants from houses due f o r d e m o l i t io n

Tenants Tfom c o n t r o l group

Like 29$ 5 5 .3 $

Reserved 15$ 1 4 .3 $

D i s l i k e 56$ 3 0 .4 $

X = 22 .02 P < 0 . 0 0 1

APPENDIX I I

T a b l e 13Houses owned,rented and abandoned

Houses due f o r dem olit ion Control

Abandoned houses 27$ 5 .7 $

Rented houses 73$ 9 1 .2 $

Owned houses 3 .1 $

Abandoned houses / = 5 .48 P < 0 . 0 2

Table 14Rent and r a t e s


Average weekly rent1 0 / - 15 /4and r a t e s

t = 4 .9 3 P < 0 .001

Table 15Housewives go ing out to work

Homes due fo r dem o l i t ion ControlHousewives going out to work 39$ 2 6 .9 $

X * = 3 .97 P < 0 . 0 5

Table 16Average net weekly income

Houses due f o r dem ol i t ion Control

Income per household £11 - 4 - 9d £ 1 3 - 1 9 - l d

Income per head 66/5d 65/6d

APPENDIX I I

Table 17T r a v e l l in g to work

"R eachab il i ty" of work Houses due f o r dem ol i t ion Control

"Easy reach"(Up t o 15 minutes) 44# 3 0 .5 #

"F air ly easy reach" (15+ - 40 minutes) 00KA 48.0??

D i f f i c u l t (Over 40 minutes) 18fo 21.5??

B o r d e r l in e s i g n i f i c a n c e )( = 4 .7 6 P < 0 . 1

Table 18Savings

Houses due f o r dem o l i t ion Control

F a m i l i e s with savings 42# 5 4 .9 #

X V= 4 .35 P < 0 . 0 5


Houses due fo r dem ol i t io n Control

Households with hire purchase commitments 42# 26 • 8#

Average weekly HP payments o f above househo ld s 11 /1 d 15/6d

Households with HP commitments X = 7 .2 3 P < 0 . 0 1

Average weekly payments B order l in e s i g n i f i c a n c et = 1 .83 P < 0 . 1

APPENDIX I I

Checks and Clubs

House due f o r dem ol i t ion Control!

Households w ith checks and c lubs 46$

_ . !i

2 7 .3 $

Average weekly payments o f above households 9 / ld 10/4d

Households with checks and oluba X - 1 0 .4 8 P < 0 .0 0 1

Average weekly payments. Not s i g n i f i c a n t .

Table 21

Households withHouses due f o r

dem olit ion Control

T e l e v i s i o n 62 io 7 5 .5.$ y h 6 .44 p <, 0 .02

Washing machines 7$ 2 1 . 1$ 6 .37 P < 0 .0 2

Telephones - 5 . 9$Borderl ine s i g n i f i cance

2.87 P < 0 . 1

Cars 6$ 1 0 . 2$ Not s i g n i f i c a n t

APPENDIX I I

T a b l e 22Past h i s t o r y of "ser ious i l l n e s s "

H.ouses due for dem olit ion

--------------— -----------------

Control

Persons w i th h i s t o r y o f s e r i o u s i l l n e s s 9# 8 .7 7 ° Not s i g n i f i c a n t

Children w ith h i s to r y j o f s e r i o u s i l l n e s s 1 7 ° 1 . 5 7 Not s i g n i f i c a n t

Adults w i t h h i s t o r y o f s e r i o u s i l l n e s s 1 5 7 1 4 . 0 7 Not s i g n i f i c a n t

(Table 23

before rehousing


Persons admitted 5 7 4.4?"' Not s i g n i f i c a n t

Children admitted 5 7 5 . 5 7 Not s i g n i f i cant

A dults admitted 5 7 5 . 2 7 Not s i g n i f i c a n t

Table 24

period be fore rehousing

Houses due f o r dem ol it ion Control

Persons c a l l i n g d o c to r 14# 1 2 .1 # Not s i g n i f i c a n t

Children c a l l i n g d o cto r 1 9 7 1 7 .4 # Not s i g n i f i c a n t

Adults c a l l i n g d octor 10 7° 8 .2 # Not s i g n i f i c a n t

APPENDIX I I

Table 25Persons go ing to doctors* su r g e r i e s over 6-month

period b e fo re rehousing

Souses due for dem ol it ion Control

Persons go ing 21/o 15.2/o X = 6 .4 7 P < . 0 . 0 2

Children go ing 16c/o 1 2 . 7# Not s i g n i f i c a n t

Adults go in g 24 / 1 7 . 1/0 X = 4 .6 5 P < 0 . 0 5

Table 26Pregnancy

Souses due fo r dem olit ion Control

Housewives pregnant H 5 . 8/ X = 5 . 6O P < 0 .0 2

APPENDIX I I I FAMILIES REHOUSED PROM OLDER PUBLIC AUTHORITYHOUSES f38 c a se s ) "

Table 1Average age o f ten a n ts

Average of Older "P.A." houses Controlt e n a n t s from 3 7 .0 years 33.5 Not s i g n i f i c a n t

Table 2Average time on housing l i s t

Older "P.A."houses Control

Average time on ho u s in g l i s t 10 .6 years 1 0 .3

yearsNot s i g n i f i c a n t

Table 3S iz e s o f houses

1 - a p t . 2 - a p t . 3 - a p t . 4 - a p t . 5 - a p t .

Older P.A.houses — % 55# 29# 13#

Control 14 .3# 64 .5 # 1 5 .0 # 4 . 5 # 1 . 7 #

Table 4Overcrowding o f Rooms

Persons per room Older "P.A." houses Control

Up to 2 81# 66 • 5^

2+ - 3 16# 25 o 9$

Over 3 3# 7 . 6 #


T a b l e 5O v e rc ro w d in g o f b e d s

Houses in which more than one person s l e p t in a s i n g l e bed or more than two persons in a double bed


3 $ 12.1$


Table 6 Rent & r a te s

Older "P.A.".houses Control

Average weekly- r e n t & r a t e s 23/2d 1 5 /4 a t = 8 .6 7 P < 0 .0 0 1

Table 7Tenants c o n s id er in g ren t and r a t e s e x c e s s i v e

Older "P .A ." houses Control

Tenants con s id er in gren t and r a t e s ex 24$ 4 3 .2 $ X = 6 .57c e s s i v e P < 0 .0 2

.Table 8Opinion o f d i s t r i c t

Tenants from o ld e r "P.A." houses

Tenants from c o n t r o lgroup ..........................

Like 78$ 55 .3$

Reserved 11$ 1 4 .3 $

D i s l i k e 11$ 30 .4 $

X*= 1 0 .0 8 P < 0 .01

APPENDIX I I I

T a b l e 9S t a n d a r d o f m anagem ent

Standard of management Older "P..A. "houses-------------------------!

Control

Good 79# 66 • 5 i°

P air 16# 2 3 .0 #

Poor or Bad 5# 1 0 .5 #

Not s i g n i f i c a n t .

Table 10S o c ia l c l a s s o f c h ie f ten a n ts

S o c i a l c l a s s Tenants from o lder "P.A." houses

---------

Tenants from co n tr o l group

III

I I I S k i l l e d 30# 3 6 .5 1°

IV S e m i - s k i l l e d 46# 4 0 .5 $

V U n s k i l l e d 24# 2 3 .0 #


APPENDIX I I I

Table I IWork record

Tenants from o ld e r ' "P.A." houses

tenants from contro l group

Tenants h o ld in g 1 job c o n t in u o u s ly over p r e v io u s 2 years

82# 7 3 .8 #


Table 12Housewives going out to work

Older "P.A." houses Control

Housewives go in g .o u t t o work 21$ 2 6 .9 $



" R each ab i l i ty o f work" Older "P.A." houses Control

"Easy reach" .(Up to 15 minutes) 18$ 30 .5 #

" F a ir ly easy reach" (15+ 40 minutes) 58# 4 8 .0 #

" D i f f i c u l t "(Over 40 Minutes) 24# 2 1 .5 #


APPENDIX I I I

Table 14We e kly In s uran c e Payment s

Older "P.A." houses Control..................... .........———-—

F a m il i e s paying weekly insurance 89/° 96.4/° X*= 3 .88 p <^0.05

Average weekly payment 6/7d 7 / i a Hot s i g n i f i c a n t

Table 15Savings


F a m i l i e s w ith sav in gs 63/° 54.9/aTTdt................s i g n i f i c a n t

Table 16Cheeks & Clubs

Older MP . A . M houses Control

Households with checks and clubs 13/° 27.3/°

y VX = 4 .22 P < 0 . 0 5

Average weekly payments 5/6d 1 0 / 4d

B order l in e s i g n i f i c a n c et = 1 .6 6 P ^ O . l


01der"P.A .M houses Control

Households w i th h ire purchase commitments 19/° 2 6 -8 / Hot s i g n i f i c a n t

Average weekly payments 17/8d 1 5 / 6d Hot s i g n i f i c a n t

APPENDIX I I I

Table 18

Households w ithOlder "P.A.M

houses Control

T e l e v i s i o n 681o 7 5 .5 $ Not s i g n i f i c a n t

Washing machines Sfo 2 1 .1 $Bord er l in e s i g n i f i cance .

¥*= 3 .57 P < 0 . 1

Telephones 13 fo 5 .9 $ 3 .90 P < 0 . 0 5

Cars 16# 1 0 .2 $ Not s i g n i f i c a n t

Table 19

Past h i s to r y o f ns e r io u s i l l n e s s "

Older mB .A . m houses Control

P ersons w ith h i s to r y o f s e r i o u s i l l n e s s 7$ 8 .7 $ Not s i g n i f i c a n t

Children with h is to r y o f s e r i o u s i l l n e s s 1 .5 $ Not s i g n i f i c a n t

Adults w i th h i s t o r y o f s e r i o u s i l l n e s s 10$ 1 4 .0 $ Not s i g n i f i c a n t

Table 20Admissions to h o s p i t a l over 6-month period be

fore rehousing "

Older "P.A." houses Control

Persons admitted 3lo 4 .4 $ Not s i g n i f i c a n t

Children admitted 3$ 3 . 3 $ Not s i g n i f i c a n t

Adults admitted 3$ 5 .2 $ Not s i g n i f i c a n t

.APPENDIX I I I *#S.Table 21

P ersons c a l l in g doctor to bouse over 6-month period before rehousing

! ) lder "P.A. ” houses Control

12.15?I Persons c a l l i n g doctor 95? Hot s i g n i f i c a n t

Children c a l l i n g doctor 225? 17.45? Hot s i g n i f i c a n t

Adults c a l l i n g doctor 35? 1 8.25? X = 5 .13 P CO•05

Table 22Persons going to doctors * s u r g e r i e s o v e r J5-month

period before rehousing

Persons go ing

Children going

UI(Ter~TrP. A 7" houses

12$

14 5?

Control

15.25?

12.75?

Not s i g n i f i c ant


.Adults go ing 105? 17.15? = 5 .52 P C O . 02

Table 23Pregnancy

XXLder "P.A. M houses Control !

Housewives pregnant 35? 5.85? Not s i g n i f i c a n t

APPENDIX XY FAMILIES IN WHICH THE GENERAL HOME BACKGROUND (Ao DISTINCT PROM THE HOUSE T~WAS ASSESSED A ~ "POOR" OR ''BAD" (44 caaeaT^-----------------------------

Table 1Duration o f occupancy *

"Poor" or ’’bad” group Control

Average durationo f occupancy 8 ,1 years 9 .0 years


Table 2Average age

"Poor11 or "bad" Control

Average ageo f t e n a n t s 39 .1 years 38 .5 years


Table 3Time on Corporation housing l i s t

"Poor" or "bad" group Control

Average time 8 .1 years 10 .3 y e a r s

t = 3 .5 1 P 0 .001

Table 4S ize o f houses

1 - a p t . 2 - a p t . 3 - a p t . Over 3-apartments"Poor" or "bad" group 18# 73# 9$ . “ - . ................................

Control 1 4 .3 # 64. 5# 1 5 .0 io.

6.2^

Not s i g n i f i c a n t .

APPENDIX IV

Table 5Persons per room

Persons per room "Poor” or "bad” group Control

Up to 2 55 $ 6 6 .5 $

toi+C\J 32$ 2 5 .9 $

Over 3 13$ 7 .6 $


Table 6Overcrowding o f s l e e p in g accommodation

Houses in which more than 1 ’’Poor" or "bad" group Controlperson s l e p t per s i n g le bed or more than 2 per double bed 27$ 1 2 .1 $

X = 1 0 .6 1 P < 0.001

Table 7T o i l e t s , b a t h s and running hot water


T o i l e t s 27$ 5 2 .5 $ Jf = 1 2 .5 3 P<- 0 .001

Baths 7$ 1 7 .1 $B order l ine s i g n i f i c a n c e .

X = 2 .9 0 P < 0 .1

Running hot water 7$ 1 7 .6 $

Borderline s i g n i f i c a n c e .X = 3 .2 6 P < 0 . 1

APPENDIX IV

Table 8S o c ia l c l a s s

S o c i a l c l a s s ( R e g i s t r a r General) "Poor" or "bad" group Control

I , I I & I I I ( S k i l l e d ) 13$ 3 6 .5 / ’

IV ( S e m i - s k i l l e d ) 32/ 4 0 . 5 1°

V ( U n s k i l l e d ) 531° 2 3 . 0 /

X = 2 6 .40 P 0 .001

Table 9Work record

"Poor" or "bad” group Control

Tenants h o ld in g one job c o n t in u o u s ly over previ o u s 2 years 591° 7 3 . 8 /

X = 5 .5 6 P < 0 .02

Table IQOpinion o f d i s t r i c t

"Poor” or "bad" group Control

Like 4 1 / 5 5 . 3 /

Reserved 5 / 1 4 . 3 /

D i s l i k e 5 4 / 3 0 . 4 /

Xt = 11 .43 P < 0 .01

I£1 ?.APPENDIX IV

T a b le 11Rent and Rates

1---------

"Poor” or "bad" group Control

Average weekly rent and r a t e s l l / 6 d 15 /4d

t = 3 .4 5 P < 0 .0 0 1

Table 12

Average net weekly income


Income per household £12 - 1 - 7d £13 - 19 - Id

Income per head 5 8 / ia 65/6d

Table 13Weekl;/ insurance payments

"Poor" or "bad" group ControlHouseholds w i th in s u r a n c e s 95$

Dot s i g n i - 9 6 .4 $ f i c a n t .

Average weekly payment o f above households 5/ n a

-h == P '*)'/>7 / I d P < 0 .0 5

Table 14Savings

*


F a m i l i e s w i th sav ings 32$ 5 4 .9 $

X - 1 0 .5 4 P < 0 .0 0 1

I SC.APPENDIX IV

T a b l e 15Hire purchase commitments

"Poor" or "bad" group ControlHouseholds w i th h ire purchase commitments 41$ 26 • Q $>

Average weekly H.P. payments o f above h o u seh o ld s 1 5 / ld 15/6d

Households w ith H.P.commitments X = 4 .95 P < 0 .0 5




Households with checks and c lu b s 43$ 2 7 .3 $

Average weekly payments o f above households 10/3d 10/4d

Households w i th checks and c lubs X = 6 .23 P < 0 .02


• s i *APPENDIX IY

T a b l e 17

Households w ith "Poor” or "bad" Control

T e l e v i s i o n 64$ 7 5 .5 $

21 .1$

B o rd er l in e s i g n l f i - cance

3 .76 P < 0 . 1 "TTorSeri i n e ~sfgn i ?if- c^nce

2 .82 PC.0.1Washing machines 11$

T elephones 5$ 5 .9 $ Hot s i g n i f i c a n t .

Cars 2$ 1 0 .2 $ Hot s i g n i f i c a n t .

Table 18Past h i s to r y o f ' 'serious i l l n e s s "

Past h i s t o r y o f " s e r io u s i l l n e s s "


Persons 12$ 8 .7 $ Hot s i g n i f i c a n t

Children 4$ 1 .5$ Hot s i g n i f i c a n t

A dults 18$ 14 .0 $ Hot s i g n i f i c a n t

Table 19I l l n e s s e s

Adm issions to h o s p i t a l over 6-month period before reh o u s in g

Admissions "Poor" or "bad" group Control

Persons 6$ 4 .4 $ Hot s i g n i f i cant

Children 5°/° 3 .3 $ Not s i g n i f i cant

A d ults 6c/o 5 .2 $ Hot s ign i f i cant

* S XAPPENDIX IV ^ *

Tab le 19 ( c o nt d . )

Persons c a l l i n g doctor tp house over 6—month period be fore r e —ho us ini; ~ ~

''Poor" or "bad" group Control

Persons c a l l i n g doctor 131° 12 .1 # Not s i g n i f i c a n t

Children c a l l i n g doctor 2 0 c/o 1 7 .4 # Not s i g n i f i c a n t

Adults c a l l i n g doctor 6# 8 o2c4 Not s i g n i f i c a n t

P e r s o n s g o i n g t o d o c t o r s ’ s u r g e r i e s o v e r 6 - m o n t h p e r i o d b e f o r er e h o u s i n g


Persons go ing 18# 15.2# Not s i g n i f i c a n t

Children go ing 10# 1 2 .7 # Not s i g n i f i cant

A d u lts go ing 25# 17 .1 # 5 .20 P < 0 . 0 5

Table 20Pregnancy


Housewives pregnant 12# 5 .8 # Not s i g n i f i c a n t

J^TNG OLD-AGE PENSIONERS (55 cas e s )T a b l e 1

Houses w i thHouseholds with old-age pensioners Control

- _

X = 6 .9 9 P <. 0 .0 1T o i l e t s 69$ 52.5$Baths 38$ 17 .1 $ X = 19 .83 P <. 0 .0 0 1Running hot water 35$ 17 .6$ 1 2 .1 0 P <. 0 .00 1

Table 2

Households co n ta in in gHouseholds w ith old-age pensioners Control

no wage-earners20$ CO• X = 45 .4 1

P <.0.001

Table 5

Standard, of management

Standard o f management Households with o ld -age pens ioners Control

G-ood 80$ 6 6 .5 $

P a ir 15$ 2 3 .0 $

Poor or bad 5$ 1 0 .5 $

B o r d e r l in e s i g n i f i c a n c e X = 5.19 P ^ O • t—1

Table 4Hire Purchase commitments

Households w ith old-age pens ioners Control

Households w ith h ire purchase commitments 20$ 26 *.8$

Notant

s i g n i f i c -

Average weekly payment s 14/2d 15/6d Not

;ants i g n i f i c -

APPENDIX V

T a b l e 5Checks and Clubs

Households with old-age pensioners Control

Households w ith checks and c lubs 18$ 2 7 .31° Not s i g n i f i c a n t

Average weekly- pay ments 9/8d 10/4d Not s i g n i f i c a n t

Table 6

Households withHouseholds with old-age pensioners Control

T e l e v i s i o n 44/° 75.5'/° 44 .90 p< 0 .00 1

Washing machines 2 2 / 2 1 . 1 / Not s i g n i f i c a n t .

Te lephones 1 3 / 5 . 9 /X .

X = 5.22 P < 0 „ 0 5

Cars 7 / 1 0 . 2 / Not s i g n i f i c a n t .

..::L containing g child, 2 c h i ld r e n and3 OR MORE CHILDREN " " '

T a b le 1

S iz e o f fa m i ly "1-child" "2-child" "3 or more ch i ldren"

Average duration o f occup 9.5 7 .6 7 .9ancy years years years

No s i g n i f i c a n t d i f f e r e n c e s

Table 2

S ize o f fa m i ly "1-child" "2-child" "3 or more ch i ld ren"

Average t ime on w a i t i n g - l i s t

10 .1years

1 0 .6years

1 0 .9years

No s i g n i f i c a n t d:.f f erences

Table 3.

Time on w a i t i n g l i s t

"1-child"f a m i l i e s

"2-child"f a m i l i e s

"3 or more ch i ld ren" f a m i l i e s

Under 10 y ea rs 321° (24*) 1 6fo

10 y e a r s or orer 68 (7 696) 84 i

1 c h i l d f a m i l i e s - 3 or more chi ldren f a m i l i e s / = 7 .16 P^O.Q]

Table 4

S ize o f fam i ly "1-child" "2-child" "3 or more ch i ld ren"

Averaget e n a n t s

age o f38.2 yrs. 36.2 y r s . 36.7 y ea rs


APPTOITDIX VI

T a b le 5

S iz e o f house1 ch i ld

Households con 2 ch i ldren

t a i n i n g3 or more c h i ld r e n

1-apartment 17$ 9$ 12$

2-apartment 56$ 79$ 59$3 or more apartments 27$ 12$ 29$

S i g n i f i c a n t l y more "2 c h i l d ” f a m i l i e s in 2-apart.ment houses than "1 ch i ld" or "3 or more child" f a m i l i e s ."2 c h i ld " - "1 ch i ld" f a m i l i e s 14o01 P < 0 . 0 0 1 ."2 c h i ld " - "3 or more child" f a m i l i e s 12 .04 P < 0 .0 0 1 .

Table 6Overcrowding o f rooms

Persons per room] ch i ld

Households cor 2 ch i ld ren

i ta in in g3 or more c h i ld r e n

Up t o 2 78$ 79$ 15$

» I+C\J 21$ 12$ 69$

Over 3 1$ 9$ 16$

Over 3 persons per room.- "2 child" - "1 child" f a m i l i e s or more chi ld" f a m i l i e s - "1 and

.28 P < 0 .0 1 .**= 4 .9 6 p < 0 . 0 5 . ^ " 3

2 c h i ld " f a m i l i e s . X = 9

Over 2 persons per room. - "3 or more child" f a m i l i e s - "1 and 5.74 P < 0 . 0 0 1 .2 c h i ld " f a m i l i e s . X*-=

/ 5 > ,APPENDIX VI

Table 7

Overcrowding o f s l e e p in g acconunodat ion

Persons s l e e p i n g more than 1 to a s i n g l e bed or more than 2 to a double bed

Hou

1 ch i ld

seholds cont

2 ch i ldren

a m m g 3 or more ch i ld ren

2$ 131o 271o

"3 or more chi ldren" - "2 chi ld" f a m i l i e s . X*= 8 .1 9 PC 0 .0 1 "2 c h i ld " - "1 ch i ld" f a m i l i e s . ]( 6 .77 P < 0 .0 1

Table 8

Houses w ith1 ch i ld

Household 2 ch i ld ren

s c o n ta in in g3 or more c h i ld r e n

Own t o i l e t s 53$ 54$ 55$

Baths 21$ 12$ 18$

Running hot water 21$ 14$ ' 18$

T o i l e t s - no s i g n i f i c a n t d i f f e r e n c e s ^

Baths "2 ch i ld" - "1 chi ld" and "3 or .mo 3 .9 2 P C 0 . 0 5 .

Running hot w ater . No s i g n i f i c a n t d i f f e r e

re children" f a m i l i e s

n c e s .

APPENDIX VI

Table 9Rent and Rates

S ize o f fam ily "1 child" "2 chi ld" "3 or more ch i ldren"

Average weekly r en t & r a t e s 15 / i o a 13 /93 l 6 / 8 d

"2 c h i ld " - "1 chi ld" fa m i l i "2 c h i ld " - "3 or more c h i ld

s s . t = 2 o65 ' f a m i l i e s , t

P < 0 .01 = 3 .62 P^O.OOl

Table 10S o c ia l c la s s

S o c i a l c l a s s o f t e n a n t s

1 c h i ld

Households c<

2 ch i ld ren

c n ta in in g


IS k i l l e d I I

I I I3 9 / 3 5 / 4 0 /

S e m i - s k i l l e d IV 4 2 / 4 2 / 3 6 /

U n s k i l l e d V 1 9 / 2 3 / 2 4 /


Table 11Work record

S iz e o f fam i ly "1 ch i ld " "2 ch i ld" "3 or more childraS

Tenants holding one job c o n t in u o u s ly over pre- 2 y e a rs

7 2 / 7 9 / 7 5 /


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I a b l e 12

S iz e o f fa m i ly "1 child" "2 child" "3 or more ch i ldren"

Housewives going out to work 32# 31# 11#

"1 and 2 ch i ld" f a m i l i e s - " X * -= 1 6 .3 9 P < 0.001

3 or more chi ld" f a m i l i e s

Table 13Savings


Householdsp u t t in g by 59# 59# 47#s a v in g s

"1 and 2 ch i ld " f a m i l i e s - "3 or more ch i ld" f a m i l i e s . X1- 4 .5 2 P < 0 .05

Table 14Weekly insurance payments


Households w ith in s u r a n c e s 99# 99# 95#

Average weekly payment o f th o se h o u se h o ld s with in s u r a n c e s

6 / l l d 7/7d 7 /1 Od

Payments - "1 chi t = 1 097 P c 0 .0

Id" f a m i l i e s - "3 or more children" f a m i l i e s5

1 4 0 ,APPENDIX VI

T a b l e 1 5

Hire purchase commitments

S iz e o f fa m i ly ”1 child" "2 child" "3 or more c h i l d r e n ”

Households with h ir e purchase commitments 26$ 29$ 3 3 /

Average weekly HP payment o f above ho u seh o ld s 1 5 /- 1 6 /ld 1 6 /5 a


Table 16Checks and C1libs

S iz e o f fam i ly ”1 c h i l d ” "2 child" "3 or more c h i l d r e n ”

Households w ith checks & clubs 28$ 2 4 / 3 9 /

Average weekly payments o f above h o u seh o ld s 10/4d 9/ i a 1 2 / i a

Checks and c lu b s . ”1 and 2 c h i l d ” f a m i l i e s - ”3 or more c h i l d ” f a m i l i e s )(*■= 6»29 P < .0 .02

Average weekly payments. ”1 and 2 c h i l d ” f a m i l i e s — ”3 or more c h i l d ” f a m i l i e s . Borderl ine s i g n i f i c a n c e . X = 1 .9 4 P ^ O . l

APPENDIX VI

T a b l e 17S ta n d a r d o f m anagem ent

Assessment o f management o f house

1 ch i ld

Households c

2 ch i ldren

-ontain ing

3 or more c h i l d ren

G-ood 66# 65# 5 6 /

Pair 24# 23# 3 0 /

Poor or bad 10 # 12# 1 4 /


Table 18

Households w ith1 c h i ld

Households

2 ch i ldren

co n ta in in g

3 or more c h i ld ren

T e l e v i s i o n 7 7 / 85# 7 3 /

■lashing machines 1 9 / 2 3 /

j!

r—1 CM

Telephones

00 5 / 5 /

Cars 1 1 / 1 2 / 9 /

T e l e v i s i o n . "1 child" f a m i l i e s - M2 child" f a m i l i e s . Borderl i n e s i g n i f i c a n c e . 2 .71 P <"3 or more children" f a m i l i e s — "2 child" f a m i l i e s X —5 .8 2 P < 0 . 0 2

a p p e n d i x VI

Table 19Past h i s to r y of "ser ious i l l n e s s "

S iz e o f fa m i ly M1 child" " 2 child" "3 or more ch i ldren"

Persons w i t h h i s t ory o f s e r i o u s i l l n e ss 9 i° i i 61o

Children w i t h h i s t ory o f s e r i o u s i l l n e s s 3# i # 1 1o

A dults w i t h h i s t o r y o f s e r i o u s i l l n e s s 11 fo 12# 13#


Table 20

Admissions to h o s p i t a l over 6-month period before rehous ing

H o s p i t a l admissions during p r ev io u s 6 months

1 ch i ld

Households c

2 ch i ldren

ionta in ing


Persons 4# 3# M

Children 2# 4# 3#

Adults 5# 2# 7#

No s i g n i f i c a n t d i f f e r e n c e s .

a p p b i to ix y i

T a b l e 21

P e r s o n s g o i n g t o d o c t o r s * s u r g e r i e s o v e r 6—m o n t h p e r i o dbefore rehousing

S iz e o f fa m i ly "1 child" "2 child" "3 or more c h i ld ren '

Person s going 19$ 19$ 14$Children going■ II . . ■•'—1 .1 w---------- 20 $ 17$ 10$

A d ults go ing 18$ 20$ 20$

Children going to doctors* su r g e r i e s

G-roups compared S i g n i f i c a n c e

"1 c h i l d ” - "2 c h i l d ” - ”3 or more ch i ldren 9.73 P <„ 0 .01

”1 c h i l d ” - ”2 c h i l d ” - Not s i g n i f i c a n t

”2 c h i l d ” - ”3 or more c h i l d r e n ” 7 .24 P <^0.01

Table 22

Persons c a l l i n g doctor to house over 6-month period b e forerehousing

S ize o f fam i ly ”1 c h i l d ” M2 c h i l d ” ”3 or more c h i l d r e n ”

Persons c a l l i n g d o c to r n $

V?

! K

i !

H 12$

C hildren c a l l i n g d o c to r 23$ 18$ 15$

Adults c a l l i n g d octor 6$ 7$ 03 |

APPENDIX VI

Children c a l l i n g doctor to house

Groups compared

T--------:

ux

!1 _j

S i g n i f i c a n c e

"1 c h i ld " - "2 child"- "3 or more children" 5.33 B order l in e . P < 0 .1

"1 c h i ld " - "3 or more ch i ld ren" 4.04 P < 0 .05

"1 c h i ld " - "2 child" _ Not s i g n i f i c a n t .

"2 c h i ld " - "3 or more c h i ld r e n " . Not s i g n i f i c a n t .

Table 23Pregnancy

S iz e o f f a m i ly "1 child" "2 child" "3 or more ch i ldren"

Housewivespregnant l1 o 5$


A P P E N D I X VII FAMILIES IN W H I C H ONE OR MORE MEMBERS SUFFEREDPROM DISABILITIES W H I C H SECUR1]D THEM PRIORITY

Table 1

i n l i U U b i N G - ( i s e a s e s )

Time on housing l i s t

Time onl i s t

Medical p r io r i ty group Control

h o u s in g2 .9 years 10 ,3 years t = 12 .35 P < 0 .0 01

Table 2Age of ten an ts

Age o f t e n a n ts "Medical P r ior ity " group Control

Up to 29 y ears 31 $ 1 1 .7 $

30 - 44 y ea rs 35$ 6 6 .7 $

45 y e a r s & over 5 4 * 21 .6 $

Table 3S ize o f house

S ize o f house "Medical p r io r ity " group Control

1-apartm ent 20% 14 .3$

2-apartm ent 43$ 64 .5$3 or more apartm ents 37$ 2 1 .2 $

S i g n i f i c a n t e x c e s s o f 3 or more apartment houses X — 5 .8 6p < 0 .0 2

APPRNHIX Vi I

Table 4

Houses w ith "Medical p r io r ity " group Control

T o i l e t 66$ 5 2 .5 $T o

s i g n i f i c a n t

Bath 17$ 1 7 .1 $~TT6t .................

s i g n i f i c a n tRunning hot water 20$ 1 7 .6 $

Nots i g n i f i c a n t

Table 5Standard of management

"Medical p r io r ity " group Control

G-ood 77$ 6 6 ,5$

F air 14$ 2 3 .0 $Nots i g n i f i

Poor or bad 9$ 1 0 .5 $

cant

Table 6Overcrowding

Persons per room

’M edical p r io r ity " group

Controlgroup

IJp to 2

1

o1

CO 66 • 5$

Over 2 20$ 33 .5$ Not s i g n i f i c a n t

H ouseholds wit' more t h a n '1 person per s i n g l e bed or more than 2 per double bed

1

6$ 1 2 .1 $ Not s i g n i f i c a n t

APPENDIX V II

Table 7

"Medical p r io r ity " group Control groupRented houses 91/°

-- -----------------

9 1 . 2 /"Abandoned" houses 6/° 5 . 7 /Owned, houses 3 / 3 . 1 /

Average weekly ren t and r a t e s o f ren ted houses 15/71 15 /41

Ho s i g n i f i c a n t d i f f e r e n c e s ■■■■ ■ - ■ . ...... ,,, , ......... .. .. . —___— ___


"Medical p r io r i ty '1 group

Controlgroup

Housewives go ing out to work 6 # 2 6 .9 # ^ = 7 .09 P<0.01

Table 9T ra v e llin g to work

" R e a c h a b il i ty o f work""Medical p r io r ity "

group ...... _ _._.j Control group

"Easy reach"(Up to 19 m inutes) 10# 3 0 . 5 /

"E air ly easy reach" (15+ - 40 m inutes) 5 7 / 48 . D/

" D i f f i c u l t "(Over 40 m inutes) 3 3 / 2 1 .5 /

)f^= 7 .1 6 P < 0 .05

T a b l e 10Work r ecord

. . . . .

"Medical p r io r ity " group Control group

Tenants in one job c o n t in u o u s ly over p r e v io u s 2 years 83 7 3 .8 $


Table 11Income

I ' ' ' '

Average net w eek ly income "Medical p r io r ity " group Control group

Per household £13 - 5 - 5d £13 - 19 - Id

Per head 70/5d

Table 12Savings

"Medical p r io r ity " group group

F a m il ie s p u tt in g by s a v in g s 51$ 54 .9$


Above f a m i l i e s u n w i l l in g to s t a t e amount saved 17$ 4 1 .5 $

X = 4 .9 8 P < 0 .0 5

APPENDIX V I I

Table 15Weekly insurance payments

"Medical priority"" group

Controlgroup

H ouseholds w ith in s u r a n c e s 100# 96.4?? Not s i g n i f i c a n t

Average weekly payments o f h o u seh o ld s w ith in s u r a n c e s 5/1 Od 7 / i a t = 2 .0 4 P<,0o05

Table 14Hire purchase commitments

'‘Medical p r ior ity" group

Controlgroup

H ouseholds w ith h ir e purchase commitments

3 7 / .2.6,16# Not s i g n i f i c a n t

Average weekly H .P.paym ents o f above f a m i l i e s

1 8 / ld 15/64 Not s i g n i f i c a n t

Table 15Checks and clubs

"Medical p r io r ity " group

Control.grou_E_

H ouseholds w ith checks & c lu bs 20# 27 .31° Not s i g n i f i c a n t

Average weekly payments o f above f a m i l i e s 7 /6d 10 /44 Not s i g n i f i c a n t

a p p e n d i x V I I

T a b l e 16

-j-_Q_I_Q v i s ion se t s , washing machines^t elephones end ca r ?

* > o .

H ouseholds w ith"MedTcal pri o f l t y "

- groupConti r o l

groupa. . , .. -.nrrmi -r—*. . ** .— r-.-ci

T e le v i s i o n 20$ 73.2$63.71

P < 0 .C 01

Washing machines 9$ 21.1$B ord erlin e s i g n i f i c a n c e . ^**=2.34 P < 0 .1

T eleph ones 9$ 5 .9 $ Not s i g n i f i c a n t

Cars 'JO i 1 0 .2 $ Not s i g n i f i c a n t

Table 17

rehousing

’’Medical p r i o r i t y ” group

Controlgroup

P ersons adm itted n $ 4 .4 $X^= IF. 38 P < 0 .0 0 1

C hildrenadm itted 3 .3 $ Not s i g n i f i c a n t .

A d ults adm itted 16$ 5 .2 $* 1= 23 .30

P < 0 .0 0 1

Table 18

P erson s go in g to d o c to r s ’ su r g e r ie s over 6—months periodbefore rehousing

"Medical p r io r ity " group

Controlgroup

Persons go in g 24$ 15 .2 $%i= 1 . 5TP < 0 .0 1

C h ild renadm itted 19$ 1 2 .7 $ Not s i g n i f i c a n t

A d u lts go in g 25$ 1 7 .1 $)(*•= 4 .7 2

P < 0 . 0 5

APPENDIX V I I

T a b l e 19

Persons c a l l i n g doctor to h o u s e _over 6-months period beforerehousing

’’Medical p r i o r i t y ” _______ group

Controlgroup

Persons c a l l i n g d o c to r i4/» 12 .1# Not s i g n i f i c a n tC hildren c a l l in g d o c to r 19/0 17 .4# Not s i g n i f i c a n tM u l t s c a l l i n g d o c to r 12/0 8 .2 # Not s i g n i f i c a n t

' U .API: jN D IX!—£5.11 I aMILIEb REHOUSED FROM 1, 2 .ADD 3—APARTTFPFTT

TENEMENT HOUSES SEEN 6 MONTHS AFTER RUH0U3TU Table 1

Tenants’ opinions of d i s t r i c t s

F a m i l i e s from 1-apartment houses

Opinion New d i s t r i c t Old d i s t r i c t

Like 82 # 46# 9

Reserved 10# 14#/ = 15 .59

D i s l i k e 8# . 40#P < 0 . 0 0 1



Like 90# 53$ y l .

Reserved 8# ■14$h = 99.77

D i s l i k e 2# 33$P < 0 .001

F a m i l i e s frc m 3-apartment houses


Like 85 $ 58$

Reserved 1 1 $ 17$X = 10 .23

D i s l i k e 41° 25$P < 0 .0 1

Table 2Opinions o f r e n ts and r a te s

" t e n a n t s from Rent and r a te s considered e x c e s s iv ehouses o f -

New housem -

Old houde

1 - apartments 2# 51#1 7 .6 6

P < 0 .0 0 1

2-a^partments 4#

CD

j 1 2T .Y4 P < 0 .0 0 1

3-apartm ents 9$ 26#= 4 .92

P <0.. 05..........

T a b l e 3.Wage- earners

F a m il ie s from 1-apa.rt.ment houses

A fter moving Before moving

T o ta l number o f wage-earners 65 61

Average number o f wage-earners per bouse 1 .33 1 .22

F a m il ie s from 2-apartment house s

After moving Before moving


Average number of wage-earners per house

--- - ......i

1 .40 1 .4 4

F a m il ie s from 3-apartment houses



Average number of wage-earners per house 1 .51 1 .2 6


F a m il ie s from hou ses o f -

Housewives go

A fter moving

Lng out to work

Before moving

1-apartm ent 37$ 28$ Hot s i g n i f i c a n t

2-ap artm en ts 27$ 28$ Hot s i g n i f i c a n t

3-apart.ments 12$ 9$ Hot s i g n i f i c a n t

APPENDIX VIII *

Table 5

Tenants changing t h e ir work during 1 s t s ix months a f t e r rehousing

F am ilies from hous 1-apartment 2-apartments

es o f - 3-apa.rtments

9# 4 $o 3#

Table 6T ra v e ll in g to work


" R ea c h a b il i ty o f work" A fter moving Before moving

"Easy Reach"(Up t o 15 m inutes) 18# 36#

ot s i g n i f i c a n t" F a ir ly easy reach" (15+ - 40 m inutes) 53# 46# R

" D i f f i c u l t "(Over 40 m inutes) 29# 18#


" R ea c h a b il i ty " o f work A fter moving Before moving

"Easy Reach"(Up to 15 m inutes) 20# 31#

X= 7 .5 9

P < 0 .0 5" F a ir ly easy reach" (15+ - 40 m inutes) 53# 47#

" D if f i c u l t "(Over 40 m inutes) 27# 22#

APPENDIX V I I I

T a b l e 6 ( c o n t d . )

F a m il ie s from 3-apartment bonaes--------------- . . . .

" R each ab il ity " of work After moving Before moving

"Easy reach"(Up to 15 minutes) 12 fo 8 /

Nots i g n i f i cant

"F a ir ly ea sy reach" (15+ - 40 m inutes) 52 i 5 7 /

" D i f f i c u l t "(Over 40 minutes) 36/. 3 5 /

Table 7Income


Average weekly income A fter moving Before moving

Per household £11 - 9 - 7 d o€10 - 18 - 2d

Per head 6 5 /- 64/7d



Per hou sehold £13 - 16 - Id £13 - 12 - 6d

Per head 67/2d 66/9d


Average weekly income A fter .moving Before moving

Per household £14 - 14 - 6d £15 - 13 - Od

Per head 6 3 / 6d 60A)d...

'^6APPENDIX T i l l

Table 8Hire Purchase

Households with h ire purchase commitments

Aftermoving

Beforemoving

Prom 1 - a p t .h o u s e s 69$ 26$ X** = 18 .68 P < 0.001Prom 2 - a p t .h o u s e s 54$ 29$ X = 34.52 P < 0 .001

Prom 3 - a p t .h o u s e s 51$ 15$ X = 14.81 P < 0.001

Average weekly H.P. payments o f above f a m i l i e s

Aftermoving

Beforemoving

Prom 1 - a p t .h o u s e s 18/6d 14/3-d Not s i g n i f i c a n t

Prom 2 - a p t .h o u s e s 17/3d 14/4d t = 2 .02 P < 0 .05

Prom 3 - a p t .h o u s e s 14/7d 18/9d Not s i g n i f i c a n t

Table 9

Checks and Clubs

Households with checks & clubs

Aftermoving

Beforemoving

Prom 1 - a p t .h o u s e s 14$ 26$ Not s i g n i f i c a n t

Prom 2 - a p t .h o u s e s

VP3

29$ X = 17.32 P < 0 .001

Prom 3 - a p t .h o u s e s

t

VPKNi—1 26$ Not s i g n i f i c a n t

Average weekly payments o f above fami l i e s

Aftermoving

Beforemoving

Prom 1 -ap tc h o u se s 10/4d l l / 5 d Not s i g n i f i c a n t

Prom 2 - a p t .h o u s e s 10/3d 10/I0d Not s i g n i f i c a n t— ■ Jr ~

Prom 3 - a p t .h o u s e s 12/4d 11/ id Not s i g n i f i c a n t

♦

APPENDIX V I I I

T a b le 10S t a n d a r d o f m anagem ent

F a m il ie s from 1-apartme.nt houses

Standard o f management .After moving Before moving

Good 72$ 5 6$

F a ir 12$ 50 $

Poor or bad 16$ 14 $

B o r d e r lin e s ig n i f i c a n c e 4 .7 0 P < 0 .1


Standard o f management A fter moving B efore moving

Good 78$ 66$

F air 17$ 25$

Poor or bad 5$ 11$

X = 11 .5 9 p < 0 .0 1

F a m il ie s from 5-apartment bouses■

Standard o f management A fter moving Before moving

Good . 89$ 68$ :

F a ir 7$ 25$

Poor or bad 4$ _________________________?$ ______________ '

X*? 6 .96 1 < 0 .05

I s* * .APPENDIX V I I I

T a b le 11

F a m il i e s from 1-apartment houses

F a m i l i e s with - A fter moving Before moving

Not s i g n i f i c a n t 'T e l e v i s i o n 6 7 f° 581o

Washing machines 20 i 1 2 1o Not s i g n i f i c a n t '

Immersion h e a te r s M o Not s i g n i f i c a n t '

Telephones 21° Not s i g n i f i c a n t ;

Cars | j

ro At | i I

M o Not s i g n i f i c a n t '


F a m i l i e s w ith - A fter moving Before moving1

T e l e v i s i o n 88/o S4fo Not s i g n i f i c a n t .■~Vt^'T.Au -------------

P < 0 . 0 5Washing machines V>) I—1 aa i i 231°

Immersion h ea ter s i-----

1 i !At i Not s i g n i f i c a n t

Telephones M 4 "Jo No change

Cars llfo 11$ No change


F a m i l i e s from - A fte r moving Before moving :

T e l e v i s i o n 831° 76$ Not s i g n i f i c a n t

Washing machines 34$ 25 io Not s i g n i f i c a n t

Immersion h e a te r s 4$ Not s i g n i f i c a n t '

Telephones 6$ 10$ Not s i g n i f i c a n t :■

Cars Mo 8$ Not s ig n i f i c a n t ^

APPENDIX V I I In e t

Table 12

H o s p i ta l admiss ions over 6-month per iods b e fo re anda f t e r reh ous in g “t r w i.i ■ m i i

F a m il i e s from 1-apartment houses

H o s p i ta l admiss ions After moving Before moving

Persons 5fo 6 io Not s i g n i f i c a n t

Children Mo Not s i g n i f i c a n t

Adults 41° 71 Not s i g n i f i c a n t

F a m i l i e s from 2-apart ment houses

H o s p i ta l adm iss ions A fter moving Before moving

Persons 4°h Not s i g n i f i c a n t

Children 3a/» 31 No change

Adults M 51 Not s i g n i f i c a n t

F a m i l i e s from 3-apart_

ment houses

..Hospital adm iss ions A fter moving Before movingPersons ! 4% 41 No change

Children 6% 31 Not s i gn i f i cant

Adults 31 Mo Not s i g n i f i c a n t

Table 13

Persons going to d o c t o r s 1 s u r g e r i e s over 6-mo.nth perio d s befo re and a f t e r rehousing


After moving Before moving ___________ ______............... .

Persons going 30% 221Borderl ine s i g n i f i cance .X*- 3 .29 P < 0 . 1

Children going 32%

| Yg

i o

1

H X = 10 .93 P<0.001

Adults go ing .29% 3 Op ^0 s i g n i f i cant

APPEN D IX ,V III

T a b l e 13 ( c o n t d . )

F a m il i e s from 2-apart ment houses

After moving Before moving

Persons going 26$ 19#'14.39

P <• 0 . 0 0 1

Children going 24$ 15#X>= 12 .42 P < .0 .001

Adults go ing 27# 2 2 #fv = 4 .15 P <. 0 .05


.After moving Before moving

Persons go ing 28$ 14$Xv = 13 .19 P < 0 . 0 0 1

Children going 29$ 1 1 $^V= 10 .80P < 0 .01

Adults going 27$ 17$*<= 3 088P < 0 .05

Table 14

Persons c a l l i n g doctor to house during 6-month per iods b e f oreand a f t e r rehous ing

F a m il ie s from 1-apartment bouses

Aft'ermoving

Beforemoving

■

Persons c a l l i n g doctor 17$ 15$ Not s i g n i f i c a n t

Children c a l l i n g doctor 32$ 21$ Not s i g n i f i c a n t

Adults c a l l i n g doctor 7$ 11$ Not s i g n i f i c a n t


A fterMoving

Beforemoving

Persons c a l l i n g doctor 16$ 12$)^l= 7 o55 P < 0 .01

Children c a l l i n g doctor 22$ 17$Border l ine s ig n i f i c a n c e

3 .58 P < 0 .1

Adults c a l l i n g doctor 12$ 8$4.03

P < 0 . 0 5

i & i

APPENDIX V III

Table 14 ( c o n td .)


A ftermoving

B eforemoving

Persons c a l l i n g doctor 18 # 14# Not s i g n i f i c a n t

C hildren c a l l i n g doctor 24 # 22# Not s i g n i f i c a n t

A dults c a l l i n g doctor 12# 7# Not s i g n i f i c a n t

Table 15 Pregnancy

Housewives pregnantA ftermoving

Beforemoving

Prom 1 -a p t .h o u s e s 4#

l—1 I—1 Not s i g n i f i c a n t

Prom 2 -a p t .h o u s e s 1# 5#6.55

P < 0 .0 2

Prom 5 -a p t .h o u se s 2# 11# Not s i g n i f i c a n t

APPENDIX IX EMILIES REHOUSED PROM BUILDINGS DUE FOR DEMOLI- TION SEEN 6 MONTHS APfW REHOUSING (52 c a se s )

Table 1T en a n ts1 o p in io n s o f d i s t r i c t


Like 90% 29%

R eserved 6% 15%X = 42 .5 9

D i s l i k e \% 56%P < 0 .0 0 1

Table 2Opinions o f r e n ts and r a te s

New house Old house

Rent & r a t e s consid ered e x c e s s iv e A% 60$

X = 35 .1 6 P < 0 .0 0 1 ■


"R eachab ility" o f workA ftermoving

Beforemoving

**Easy reach"(Up to 15 m inutes) 24$ 44$

"

^ F a ir ly easy reach" (15+ - 40 m inutes) 47$ 38$

Nots i g n i f i cant

" d i f f i c u l t kl (over 40 m inutes) 29$ 18$

Table 4Wage-earners

A ftermoving

Beforemoving

Average number of wage-earners per house 1 .37 1 .3 8------------- " ■ pHousewives go ing out to work i 40$ 39$

APPENDIX IX *

Table 5Income

Average weekly income A fter moving B efore moving

Per household £11 - 15 - 0 £ 1 1 - 4 - 9

Per head 68/3d G\ G\

VJH P*

TaMe 6Hire purchase

A ftermoving

Beforemoving

F a m il ie s w ith h ir e purchase commitments 62 io 4 2 / X = 4 .1 6 P < 0 .05

Average weekly HP payments o f above fami l i e s 17 /10

.............I I / I d t = 2 .5 2 P < 0 .0 2


A ftermoving

B eforemoving

---- - --- " —---- ---------- ---

F a m il ie s w ith checks and clubs 2595 4 6 / X = 4 .8 8 P < 0 .0 5

Average weekly payments o f above fami l i e s 1 1 / - 9/'Id Hot s i g n i f i c a n t

Table 8Standard o f management

Standard o f managementA ftermoving

Beforemoving

GrOOd 6 2 / 3 5 /

F a ir 2 3 / 3 8 / X = 7 .7 9

Poor or had 15./ . . .—2 1 /P < 0 .0 5

APPENDIX IX

Table 9

F a m il ie s w ith A fter moving Before moving

T e le v is io n 11% 62%Nots i g n i f i c a n t

Washingmachines 15% 1%

¥ 6 1 ; ’ ...... .....s i g n i f i c a n t

Immersionh e a te r s No change

Telephones No change

Cars 6% 6% No change

Table 10

H o sp ita l adm issions over 6-month p er io d s b e fo re and a f t e r r e -

H o sp ita l adm issionsA ftermoving

Beforemoving

Persons 4% 5 # Not s i g n i f i c a n t

C hildren 6% 51° Not s i g n i f i c a n t

A dults 3% 51° Not s i g n i f i c a n t

Table 11

Persons go in g to d o c t o r s 1 s u r g e r ie s over 6-month p er iod s b e -fo re and a f t e r reh ou sin g

A ftermoving

S e fo removing |

Persons go in g 31# 21# X = 4 .54 P < 0 .05

C hildren go ing 351° 16# X t = 6 .84 P <. 0 .0 1

A dults g o in g 281° 24# Not s i g n i f i c a n t

APPENDIX IX

T a b l e 12

Persons c a l l i n g d octor to house over 6-month p er io d s b e fo reand a f t e r rehousing

A fteraoving

Beforemoving

Persons c a l l i n g doctor 2l/o 14$B orderlin e s ig n i f i c a n c e

3 .3 8 P. < .0 .1

C hildren c a l l i n g doctor 33# 19 $ XV= 4 .1 2 P < 0 .0 5

A dults c a l l i n g doctor 12# 10 $ Not s i g n i f i c a n t

Table 13

Pregnancy

T f l i ’r " Moving

Beforemoving

Housewives pregnant 3 fo 14 fo Not s i g n i f i c a n t

' 8C «

APPENDIX X FAMILIES REHOUSED FROM OLDER PUBLIC AUTHORITYHOUSES~SEEN 6 MONTHS AFTER REHOUSING- (55 c a s e s )

Table 1Tenants* o p in io n s of d i s t r i c t


Like 86$ 78$Not s i g n i f i c a n tR eserved 11$ 11$

D i s l i k e 3$ 11$

Table 2Opinions of r e n ts and r a t e s

New house Old house

Rent and r a t e s considered e x c e s s iv e n $ 24$


Table 5T rav e llin g to work

" R e a c h a b il i ty ” o f workA ftermoving

Beforemoving

"Easy reach"(Up to 15 m inutes) 13 $ 18$" F a ir ly easy reach" (15+ - 40 m inutes) 58$ 58$

Hots i g n i f i c a n t

"^ D iff icu lt"(Over 40 m inutes) 29$ 24$

Table 4W age-earners


T o ta l wage earners 45 81

W age-earners per house 1 .2 9 2ol3

APPENDIX X

1 8 ?9

Table 5Income

Average w eekly income A fte r moving Before moving

Per household £13 - 4 - lOd £18 - 0 - 3d

Per head 7 3 / - 61/5


A ftermoving

Beforemoving

F a m il ie s w ith h ire purchase commitments 691o 19/o ft = 1 9 .9 0 P < . 0 .0 0 1

Average weekly HP payments of above f a m i l i e s 1 7 / ld I 7 /8 d Not s i g n i f i c a n t


A ftermoving

Beforemoving

F a m il ie s w ith checks and c lubs 9f° 13/» Not s i g n i f i c a n t

Average weekly payments o f above f a m i l i e s 7 /6d 5/6d Not s i g n i f i c a n t

APPENDIX X

T a b l e 8S t a n d a r d o f m anagem ent

Standard o f management A fter moving B efore moving

Good 86$ 79$

P a ir 11$ 16$

Poor or bad 3$ 5 $


Table 9

F a m il ie s w ith - A fter moving Before moving

T e le v is io n 71$ 68$ Not s i g n i f i c a n t

Washing machines 23$

00 Not s i g n i f i c a n t

Immersion h e a ter s 3$ Not s i g n i f i c a n t

Telephones 3$ 13$ Not s i g n i f i c a n t

Cars 9$ 16$ Not s i g n i f i c a n t

Table 10

H o sp ita l adm issions over 6-month per iod s b efore and a f t e rreh ou sin g

H o sp ita ladm issions After moving B efore moving

Persons 4$ 3$ No change

C hildren 4$ 3$ No change

A dults 4$ 3$ No change

APPENDIX X

Table 11

Persons go in g t o do c t o r s 1 s u r g e r ie s over 6-month periods b efo re ~and a f t e r rehousing

Aftnr moving ■ R f i f n r p m n v i n g

Persons go ing 28$ 12 $X^=~ 1 4 .21P < 0 . 0 0 1

C hildren goingr ~

25$ 14$ Not s i g n i f i c a n t

A dults go ing 29$ 10$~D(*= 12.91'

P < 0 .001

Table 12

P ersons c a l l i n g doctor to house over 6-month periods beforeand a f t e r reh o u sin g

A ftermoving

B efore I movingl

Persons c a l l i n g doctor 17$ 9$b o r d e r l in e s ig n if ic a n c e

t - 3 .34 P < 0 .1

C hildren c a l l i n g doctor 25$ 22$ Not s i g n i f i c a n t

A dults c a l l i n g doctor 11$ 3$5 .95

P < 0 .0 2

Table 13Pregnancy


Housewives pregnant 6$ 3$Hots i g n i f i c a n t

APPENDIX XI FAMILIES IN WHICH THE GENERAL HOME BACKGROUND (AS DISTINCT PROM THE HOUSE7~wIS ASSESSED AS "POOR" OR f 1BAD^BE'FORE REHOUSING. SEEN 6 MONTHS

AFTER REHOUSING ' “ " ~~~C43 c a s e s ’)

Table 1T en an tsT op in ion of d i s t r i c t

Opinion New d i s t r i c t Old d i s t r i c t |

Like 88$ 41$

Reserved 2$ 5$A = 21.35P < 0 .001

D is l ik e 10$ 54$- ......................................................................... -

Table 2Opinions of Rents and R ates

New house Old house

R ents and r a te s considered e x c e s s iv e 7$ 60$

S i g n i f i c a n t X - 23*58 P < 0 .0 0 1


"R eachab ility" or workA ftermoving

Beforemoving

hEasy reach"(Up to 15 m inutes) 12$ 24$"F air ly easy reach" (15+ - 40 m inutes) 49$ 50$ Not s i g n i f i c a n t" D if f ic u l t"(Over 40 m inutes) 39$ 26$

Table 4W age-earners

A ftermoving

Beforemoving

Average number of w age-earners per house 1 .2 1 1 .30

Housewives go ing out to work 21$

i i

J

APPENDIX XI

T a b le 5Income


Per household £11 - 16 - 5d £12 - 1 - 7d

Per head 5 8 / ld 5 8 / ld


A fternoving

B eforemoving

F a m il ie s w ith h ir e purchase commitments 67$ 41$ X = 5 .73 P < 0 .0 2

Average weekly HP payments o f above f a m i l i e s 16/5d I 5 / I d Not s i g n i f i c a n t

Table 7 Checks and Clubs

A ftermoving

Deforemoving

F a m il ie s w ith checks and c lu b s 331o 431o Not s i g n i f i c a n t

Average weekly payments o f above fami l i e s 9/4d 10/3d Not s i g n i f i c a n t

APPENDIX XI


Standard o f managementA ftermoving

Beforemoving

GrOOd 26#

P a ir 43#A = 45 .61

Poor or bad 31 # 100#P < 0 .0 0 1

Table 9

F a m il ie s w ithA ftermoving

B eforemoving

T e le v is io n 6 7 / 64# Not s i g n i f i c a n t

Washing machines 1 9 / 11# Not s i g n i f i c a n tImmersionh e a te r s 2 / r Not s i g n i f i c a n t

Telephones 5 / Not s i g n i f i c a n t

Cars 5# 2 / Not s i g n i f i c a n t

Table 10

H o sp ita l adm issions over 6 month per iods b efore and a f t e rreh ou sin g

H o sp ita l adm issionsA ftermoving

Beforemoving

Persons 5 / 6 / Not s i g n i f i c a n t

C hildren 4 / 5 / Not s i g n i f i c a n t

A d ults 6 / 6 / No change

APPENDIX XI

Table 11

Persons go ing to d o c t o r s ' su r g e r ie s over 6-month p er iod sb efo re and a f t e r reh ousin g ’

A ftermoving

Beforemoving

Persons go in g 2 6fo 18#B ord er lin e s ig n i f i c a n c e

3 .53 P < 0 .1

C hildren going 30# 10# X = 11 .39 P < 0 .0 0 1

A d ults go in g 22 # 25# Not s i g n i f i c a n t

Table 12

Persons c a l l i n g doctor to house over 6-.month p er iod s beforeand a f t e r 2rehousing

A ftermoving

Beforemoving

Persons c a l l i n g doctor 21# 13# Not s i g n i f i c a n t

C hildren c a l l i n g doctor 23# 20# Not s i g n i f i c a n t

A dults c a l l i n g doctor 18# 6# X * " = 5 .38 P < .0 .0 5

Table 13Pregnancy

A fter B eforemoving moving

Housewives pregnant 3# 12# Not s i g n i f i c a n t

i NAPPENDIX X II P AMI LIES CONTAINING- OLE-A PE PENSIONERS VISITED

Table 1Tenants ' op in ion o f d i s t r i c t


Like 875? 555?

R eserved 135? 185?I = 9 .74

P < 0 . 0 1

D i s l i k e _ (MTable 2

Hire Purchase

A fter e fo r e ”moving moving

j P a m il ie s w ith h ire I purchase commitments [ 33$ 2 0 fo Not s i g n i f i c a n t

Average weekly HP payments o f above f a m i l i e s 15 /8d 14/2d Not s i g n i f i c a n t


Standard o f management moving moving

Good 96$ 80$

P air 15$Not s i g n i f i c a n t

Poor or bad

APPENDIX X II

Table 4

F a m i l i e s w i th -A ftermoving

Beforemoving

T e le v is io n 71$ 44$ X *"= 4 .9 5 P < 0 . 0 5

Y/ashing machines 42$ 22$ Not s i g n i f i c a n t

Telephones 8 $ 13$ Hot s i g n i f i c a n t

Cars 8$ 7$ Not s i g n i f i c a n t

APPENDIX X III FAMILIES CONTAINING- 1 CHILD, 2 CHILDREN AND3 OR MORE CHILDREN WHEN SEEN 6 MONTHS AFTER

Table 1T en a n ts1 o p in io n s o f d i s t r i c t

" O n e-ch ild M f a m i l i e s

New d i s t r i c t Old d i s t r i c tOpinion

88foLike2 0 . 4 6

10 foReserved

D i s l i k e

"Two-child" f a m i l i e s

New d i s t r i c t Old d i s t r i c tOpinion

Like

Reserved

D is l ik e

"Three or more ch ild " f a m i l i e s

Old d i s t r i c tNew d i s t r i c tOpinion

Like

X = 26.45 P < 0 .001

185?Reserved

2 7 9 ?D i s l i k e

*11.APPENDIX X III

Table 2Opinions of ren ts and r a te s

F a m il ie s co n ta in in g - Rent and e x c e ss iv e new house

r a te s considered in -| o ld house

. . .

I - c h i ld 2 56 40#X**39*93P *0*001

2- c h i ld r e n 3 io ! 40$ itS 58-81p < o -o o x

3 or more ch ild ren 6% 41 % “i? is3'6'-5TJ P < 0 . ° ° I

Table 3Wage-earners

"O ne-ch ild” fa m i l ie s

I T ota l number of wage-earners

1 Average number of wage- | earners per housei _____ _

A fter moving j. Before moving

149 172

1-75 I *91

"Two-child" fa m il ie s A fter moving I Before moving

! T ota l number of wage-earners

Average number of wage- earn ers per house

203

7 -3 7

218

Y-42

"Three or more ch ild" f a m i l i e s


T ota l number of wage-earners 112 142

Average number of wage- earners per house

1 . 17 1-38

APPiiiNi) 1X X I I I

T a b le 4Housewives going out to work

\ F a m il ie s c o n ta in in g - j Housewives going out to work*”; A fter movingi

before moving

I - c h i ldi

. [32$ j Not s i g n i f i c a n t

1 2 -c h i ld r e ni [ 21% 31$! Not s i g n i f i c a n t

\ 3 or more ch ild ren* [ 8%111$ I Not s i g n i f i c a n t

Table 5

j Tenants changing t h e ir.......— ...—........ — ------- ---■........

F a m il ie s c o n ta in in g -• work during the f i r s t I - c h i ld j 2 - ch ild ren 3 or more\ s i x months a f t e r r e - ch ild ren| housing n ... ______

ti 5$ [ 1$ 9$

Table 6T r a v e l l in g t o work

I ’’One c h i ld " fa m il ie s

" R ea ch ab ility of work" A ftermoving

Beforemoving

"Easy reach"(Up to 15 minutes) 17$ 38$

" F a ir ly easy reach" (I5 + -40 minutes) 50$ 40$

A s l 9 *

P < 0" D iff i c u l t "(Over 40 minutes) 33$ 22$

APPENDIX XIII♦

Table 6 (c o n td .)

I "T w o-ch ild"fam iliesi - --

---- --— ------ ------------ ,--------------------— ..— .— .

| "R eachab ility"of worki

f A fter | moving

Beforemoving

| "Easy reach" j (Up to 15 minutes) 17# 31#} " F a ir ly easy reach" J (I5 + -40 minutes)

" D if f ic u lt"| (Over 40 minutes)i

5 5 $ ____ft| 28#

4 6 $

2 3 $

A - 7*87

P < 0*02

j "Three or more c h i ld " fa m il ie s

1 "R eachab ility"of work

................................... i

A ftermoving

Beforemoving

1 "Easy reach"! (Up to 15 minutes)i ... .................

19# 2 3 $[| " F a ir ly easy reach" j (154—40 minutes) 55# 5 1 $

Not s ig n i f i c a n t

" D if f ic u lt"(Over 40 minutes) 26# 20$

\

Table 7----------™~ Income

"O ne-ch ild"fa m il ie s

Average weekly income- A fter moving Before moving

Per household £14 - I - 9d £15 _ 6 - 7d

Per head 8 2 / - 7 8 /5d

APPENDIX XIII C L O O ,Table 7 (c o n td .)

"T w o-ch ild"fam ilies

j Average weekly income- I A fter moving Before moving

| Per household £13 — 7 — 4 £13 - 8 -

j Per head 64/ 4? ~ ^i

_ _ 62-/ x l d-

"Three or more c h i ld " fa m il ie s


j Per household £13 _ 19 _ io a £14 _ 15 _ 3ar

j Per head 5 1 / - 49 /I0d

Table 8~~ Hire purchase

Households with h ire purchase commitments

j After moving

Beforemoving

" I -ch ild " fa m il ie s S 58$ ~~1|

26$ 1 8 * 5 9 P < 0 * 0 0 1

"2-ch ild" fa m il ie s ; 55$t 29% X l =22*89 P < 0 * 0 0 1

" 3 or more child" f a m i l i e s

1 66$

J____ ................

33% X * - a 21*16 P < 0 * 0 0 1

Average weekly payments o f above f a m i l i e s

; A fter j Before * moving | moving

1 1 ■" I-ch ild " fa m i l ie s j 1 6 / 3 1 5 / - Not s ig n i f i c a n t

" 2-ch ild " fa m i l ie s X8/7d I 6 / I d Not s ig n i f i c a n t

" 3 or more child" f a m i l i e s

J 16/7 l 6 / 5 a Not s i g n i f i c a n t

APPENDIX' XI.IITable 9

Checks and clubs

3-0?.

Households with checks ; and c lu b s 1i

■ - - ........... 3

A ftermoving

Before ; moving |

. ____ f" I -c h ild " f a m i l ie s j

ni . . . - - - - - , (9% 2 8$ | 9*64 P ^ O O I

"2-ch ild " f a m i l ie s 1if- i

16% 24 % jBorderline . X«3*4I[ s ig n i f ic a n c e 1 P < 0 - I

"5 or more child" | f a m i l i e s \

21% 39% ! X*a7*65 P < 0 , 01[

Average weekly payments of above jf a m i l i e s

- - - , , !,

A ftermoving

Beforemoving

i!((i

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . r

" I-ch ild " f a m i l i e s \ 9 /5 d I 0 /4 di

> Not s i g n i f i c a n t" . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . !'

"2-ch ild " fa m i l ie s j IO /Id 9 / I df

| Not s ig n i f i c a n t

"5 or more child" j f a m i l i e s \

1 2 / - I 2 / I d>j No change )


"O ne-ch ild"fam iliesl------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- — —

j S tandard of managementi


| Good 83% 66%

| P a ir 12% 24%

| Poor or bad 3% 10%

^ v -7*29 P < 0 - 0 5

"Tw o-child"fam ilies

j Standard of management A fter moving Before moving

| Good 8 0 $ 6 5 #

j P a iri

11% 2 3 #

t " ' ~“ ------ ------------ ----- ------- --------

| Poor or bad 3% 12#

y 1- - 10-85 P < O-OI

APPENDIX XIII

Table II "Three or more ch ild " fa m i l ie sStandard of management

| Standard of management j A fter moving j Before moving

j Good [ 68# ‘t™ 56#I________________________________ _________________________ ______L ...... ;

F & ir j 1 5 * j 30$

Poor or bad [ r f f | ” 14*

6*82 . *W<. 0*05- This in d ic a t e s a s i g n i f i c a n t o v e r a l ls h i f t from f a i r to good and f a i r to poor or bad. The s h i f t in

I any one d ir e c t io n i s not s i g n i f i c a n t .

Table 12

"O n e-ch ild " fam ilies

P a m il ie s w ith-IiA ftermoving

Beforemoving

f>

\ T e le v is io n3

87# ........ ii$> ........ ' Not s i g n i f i c a n t

| Washing machines 27# 19* ! Not s ig n i f i c a n t

| Immersion h ea ters 4#........ '


j Telephonesi .............

7# 8* Not s ig n i f i c a n t

| Cars 9# II#■' ..... ..... ..... ........... . —- -..-..-



P a m ilie s w ith- A fter Before 1moving moving !

?...”1............. "■ ..... ............' T e le v is io n 89# 85* Not s ig n i f i c a n t

i Washing machines 29# 2 3 * Not s ig n i f i c a n t

Immersion h ea ters. . . . 2 * _ 1.


Telephones 3 * 5* Not s i g n i f i c a n t1

Cars j 1 0 # j 1 2 # Not s i g n i f i c a n t

APPENDIX XIII


"Three or more c h i ld " fa m ilie s

2 . 0 1*

5 P < 0 * 0 2

[ P a m il ie s w ith -

J T e le v is io n

A fter Before j moving j moving j

......... .rr,_..rn.i.......... ....... .....j

87# ] 73# I )‘ t

5*6-

J Washing machines

| Immersion h ea ters

j Telephones1....... .. ...............................j CarsL „ . ____ '

Table 13H osp ita l a

38# j 21# ! t } - z . 6 ' 2 7 P < 0 * 0 2f 1 '

4-% j - j Not s i g n i f i c a n t

2$ | 3% \ Not s i g n i f i c a n t\ i

10* 1 9* 1 Not s i g n i f i c a n t

dm issions over s i x month per iod s beforeand a l t e r rehousing

"O ne-ch ild " fam ilies

H o sp ita l adm issions J A fter moving ‘ Beforei moving

Persons 1 6 *1

4# Not s ig n i f i c a n t

Children | 8* 2# Not s i g n i f i c a n t

Adults ; •5# No change


H o sp ita l adm issions A fter moving Before moving

Persons 3# 3# No change

Children 3# !\

4# Not s i g n i f i c a n t

Adults .......... ~ 3 * ....D I2# Not s i g n i f i c a n t

"Three or more c h i ld ’’f a m i l ie s

H o sp ita l adm issions j A fter movingj Before moving;

Persons j ........4# ............j_ 4# Jno change

Childrenj 1

: 4# j 3# [Not s i g n i f i c a n t

Adults I 4# :j 7#*jNot s i g n i f i c a n t

l o t fAPPENDIX X I I I

T a b le 14Persons go ing to d o c t o r s ' s u r g e r i e s over s i x month

p er iod s before and a f t e r rehousing.................. ........

" O n e-ch ild " fam ilies

: A fter | moving

Beforemoving

Persons go ing * 3 0 $ 1 9 $ ) ( * * * 1 0 * 2 7 P < 0 * 0 1

Children going ; 3 2 $ 1 7 $ B orderline s ig n i f i c a n c ei 3 * 1 7 P < 0 * 1

A dults go ing j 2 9 $ | 1 8 $

............ , ... ...... ... i . .... iX * - * 8 * 0 1 P < 0 * 0 1

”T w o-child”fa m i l ie s

J A fter Beforej moving moving

" ■ ' ’ ■■ 1 ........ If 1' 1.................. . 1... . '■iPersons going 1 2 6 $ 1936 X s 10*10 P < 0*01|Children going | 28$ 12* X s 10*74 P < 0*01A dults go ing j 24$ 2 0 % Not s i g n i f i c a n t

’’Three or more c h i ld f a m i l ie s

A ftermoving

Beforemoving

Persons going _ _ _ 25ft I4?»

Children going 23$ I0J6

Adults go ing 21% 20%

X « 19*87 P < 0*001

X a 20*40 P_< 0*001

B orderline s ig n i f i c a n c e X * a 3 * 4 I P < 0 . 1

2 - 0 S

APPENDIX XIH

Table 15Persons c a l l i n g doctor t o house over s i x month peri ods b efore and a f t e r rehousing

"O n e-eh ild " fam ilies

Persons c a l l i n g doctor

Children c a l l i n g doctor

A dults c a l l i n g doctor

A fter Beforemoving moving

I 656 11$..............

A s 14*39 P < 0*05

26$ Not s ig n i f i c a n t....i t .............

12$ 6$ X • 5-17 P ^ 0-05

! ”T w o-ch ild " fam ilies

Persons c a l l i n g doctor

Children c a l l i n g doctor

A dults c a l l i n g doctor

A fter J Before moving j moving

1856

2456

1256

13*

18$

1%

X 1 4-40 P * 0*05


X * 4 -43 P < 0 '05

j "Three or more child" f a m i l i e s

A fter 1 moving

Beforemoving

Persons c a l l i n g doctor 17* 12$ X 3. 6-44 P < 0-02

Children c a l l i n g doctor 20$.............. i 15$ X** 3*99 P < 0 0 5

A dults c a l l i n g doctor 12# | 8$ Not s ig n i f i c a n t

Table 16Pregnancy

Housewives pregnant A ftermoving

Beforemoving

"I-ch ild"group 6$ 7$ Not s i g n i f ican t

"2-child"group - 5$ Not s i g n i f ica n t

"Three or more child" group 2$---------------- 7$ Not s i g n i f i c a n t

APPENDIX XIV PAMJLIJES IN WHICH ONE OR MORE MEMBERS SUPFERED ........................... ERQtf' d i s a b i i i t i ^ i r m m ~ m m m ^ m f r T m m r r r

IN HOUSING; VISITED AFTER SIX MONTHS7 0 4 c a s e s )

Table ITenants1 op in ion s of d i s t r i c t

i| Opinion

!New d i s t r i c t ) Old d i s t r i c t

j! Like« 88# | 51#j)1 Reserved 6# ! 9#

! D i s l ik e < 6# I 40#

X = 1 2 - 3 2

P < 0*01

Table 2Opinions of r e n ts and r a te s

' 1.... "j New house Old house

Rent & r a te s considered e x c e s s iv e J - 49$

19*41 P < 0*001

Table 3T r a v e ll in g t o work

"R eachab ility"of work A fter moving Before moving

"Easy reach”(Up to 15 minutes)

" F a ir ly easy reach" ( 15— 40 minutes)

" D i f f i c u l t ”(Over 40 minutes)

28$

38$

10$

57$

34$ „1_ 33$


--- ----“---- A fter Beforemoving moving

Housewives going out to work 18$ 6$ Not s i g n i f i c a n t

APPENDIX XIV

Tab le 5Income


Per household £12 - 10 - 7d £13 - 5 - 5d

i Per head 7 6 / I d 70 /5d

Table 6Hire purchase

j A fter j Before I | moving j moving |i

P a m il ie s with h ire j 50$ purchase commitments j

...... ... ............T37$ Not s i g n i f i c a n t

ji -3

Average weekly pay- j 20/4 ments o f above j f a m i l i e s j

I 8 / I d:

. ________________________ 1


Table 7Checks and c lu b s

; A fter | moving

Beforemoving... ’ ............... \...... ..............i

P a m ilie s with checks ! 6$ and c lu b s j

20$ Not s i g n i f i c a n t

Average weekly pay- j 5 / - ments o f above | f a m i l i e s 1

................................................... i .......................

7 /6 d Not s ig n i f i c a n t

T a b l e 8Standard of management

Standard o f management A fter moving Before moving

Good 85$

i ? , i

3

P a ir 9$ 14$ Not

Poor or bad 6$ M s i g n i f i c a n t

APPENDIX XIV

Table 9

2.0 8

P a m ilie s w ith - A fter Before imoving moving

T e le v is io n 74# 20# X S P < 0 .0 0 1

Washing machines 32# 9# i XV« 4*96 P < 0*05 [Immersion h e a ter s

;3# - j Not s i g n i f i c a n t

Telephones 3# 9# j Not s ig n i f i c a n t

Cars 9#1 t 11 ■

9# j No change

Table 10”........... H osp ita l adm issions over s i x month per iod s before

and a f t e r rehousing

H o sp ita l adm issions1 }

A fter j Before j_ ........ .... .......... ........ ........... moving j moving

Persons 5# i\\

I I# \ B orderline s ig n if ic a n c e j P < 0 * I

Children\

6# ; ! Not s i g n i f i c a n t

A dults 5# |I

16# | A : 5-12 P < 0*05

Table I IPersons going to d o c to rs ' su rg e r ie s over s ix months periods hefore arid a f t e r rehousing^

iA fter !

Beforef

moving moving

Persons going 33# 24# Not s ig n i f ic a n t

Children going 34# 19# Not s ig n i f ic a n t

Adults going __ 3 3 # _ J 25#------------------- i Not s ig n i f ic a n t

1.0^♦

APPENDIX XIV

Table 12Perso ns c a l l i n g doctor to house over s i x month p er iod s before and a f t e r rehousing

A fter Beforemoving moving

, ..........« . . . ..............- ................. ....... .................................................. ............. -........................

Persons c a l l i n g doctor 16$ 14$ Not s i g n i f i c a n t

Children c a l l i n g doctor 41$ 19$ Borderline s ig n i f i c a n c e - 3*66 P < 0*1

A dults c a l l i n g doctor 6$ 12$ Not s i g n i f i c a n t

APPENDIX XV PAMILIES REHOUSED PROM I , 2 AND J-APARTMENT' - TENEMENT HOUSES SEEN ONE YEAR APTER REHOUSING.

Table I~ ' T enan ts1 op in ions of Drumchapel

P a m il ie s from I-apartment housesr -

Opinion; ...........................; A fter I year ;! ! A fter 6 months

Like ’ i

00 1

•*1 i ! i 1

“1

82 foNot

Reserved 1 10$ > 105s i g n i f i c a n t

D is l ik ei

j 6$ 8$

P a m ilie s from 2-apartment houses

Opinion A fter I year j A fter 6 months

Like j 88$ j _____90%____________

| Reserved 9$ I 8$I . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . " | " " . . . . ~ p ~ . . .

j D i s l ik e [ 3$ j 2$

P a m il ie s from 3-apartment houses


Opinion A fter I year [ A fter 6 months

Like ;

Reserved j

89$ |

9$ :

......85$

11$Not

s i g n i f i c a n t! D i s l ik e j 2$ ; 4$

Table 2— ~ - Opinions o f r e n ts and r a te s

- Tenants from Rents & r a te s o f new house1 houses o f - considered e x c e s s iv e


I-apartm ent 4$ 2$ Not s i g n i f i c a n t!

2-apartm ents 2$ 4$ Not s i g n i f i c a n t

5-apartm ents 2$ 9$- .................- ■ - ~i


APPENDIX XV

Table_ 3Wage-earners

P a m il ie s from I-apartment houses. . . . . . . . V T " J l ’ r , i r '

I1


T o ta l number of wage-earners j 5 9 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65

Average number o f wage-earners per house j

1-23 1-33



• T o ta l number" of wage-earners ; 559 354

Average number of wage-earners \ per house !

1-45 1*40


Ii t A fter I year A fter 6 months

1 T o ta l number of wage-earners !1

69 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Average number of wage-earners ; ! per house ji . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . - . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . - . . . . . . . . . I

1-53 I *51

Table 4Housewives go ing out to work

P a m ilie s from 1 Housewives go ing out to workhouses o f - A fter I year A fter 6 months

I-apartm ent 24* 37*

2-apartm ents 28 * 27*

3-apartm ents 19* 12*




APPENDIX XV

T a b le 5

Tenants changing th e ir work during the second !6 months a f t e r rehousing ; I-apartment

S " A f t

P am ilies from houses of -

Table 6

2-apartm ents 3-apartment,6% " "5ft.”■

T r a v e ll in g to work from Drumchapel

P a m il ie s from I-apartment houses

"R eachab ility"of work [1

A fter I year

A fter 6 months

’’Easy reach” j (Up to 15 minutes) j

■-- - - - ....

21# 18#" ■ | ’’P a ir ly easy reach” |( 154—40 minutes) ) 52%

........... .... ....

53%

Not

s i g n i f i c a n t" D if f ic u lt"(Over 40 minutes) 27* 29%


J " R ea ch a b il i ty ”of workI\

A fter I year

A fter 6 months

| "Easy reach"| (Up to 15 minutes)j

23% 20%

j " P a ir ly easy reach" j ( 154—40 minutes) 58% 53%

Not

" D iff icu lt '*( (Over 40 m inutes)i

19% 21%s i g n i f i c a n t

a j l *

APPENDIX XV



1 "R eaehab ility"of workL .....................

| A fter I | year

| A fter 6 months

| "Easy reach" j (Up to 15 minutes)

iI1 24$ 1* 12$ Not

| " P a ir ly easy reach" i ( 154.-40 minutes)

"! ' "--- ---------

; 50$C\Jin s i g n i f i c a n t

i" D if f ic u lt"(Over 40 minutes)

jJ1 26$ I 36$

Table 7Income


Average weekly income A fter I year i!

A fter 6 months

Per household £11 - 9 - 2d £11 _ 9 _ 7di! Per head 6 4 /4d ! 6 5 / -


Average weekly income A fter I year \ A fter 6 months

Per household £13 - 19 - 4d £13 - 16 - Id

Per head 68/ 2d | 67/ 2d

P a m ilie s from 3-apartment houses............... ...

j Average weekly income. r

A fter I year j A fter 6 months

Per household £14 - 16 - 3d J £14 _ 14 _ 6d!, Per head 6 3 /2 d j 6 3 /6 d

i f v .

APPENDIX XV


: Households w ith h ire ; purchase commitments

j A fter I j year

A fter 6 j months

i Prom I -a p t houses I 48$ 69$ (X% 4-61 P < 0-05

Prom 2-apt houses 1 47$ - 1 54$ j1 Not s i g n i f i c a n t

Prom 3-apt houses ■| 47$ 51$ | Not s i g n i f i c a n t

; Average weekly pay- ! ments o f above•! f a m i l i e s

► A fter I! year!•i .................

A fter 6 j months !t?....... ....... . ■ *...

Prom I -a p t houses : i 8 / i d-i-.........— ..... |

I 8 /6 d [ Not s i g n i f i c a n t

Prom 2-apt houses ! l 6 /4 d . . ; I 7 /3 d j Not s i g n i f i c a n t

Prom 3-&pt houses ! I9 /4 di I 4 /7 d j Not s ig n i f i c a n t

Table 9Checks and c lu bs

; Households with checks j A fter I j and c lu b s j year

j A fter 6 | months

■ I ■ ■■

|i

| Prom I -a p t houses : 21$ ! 14$ Not s i g n i f i c a n t

S Prom 2-apt houses ■ 13$ ’ 14$ | Not s i g n i f i c a n t

j Prom 3-apt houses 1 22$ ! 13$ | Not s i g n i f i c a n ti

Average weekly pay- ; ments o f above | f a m i l i e s

I A fter I ■ year

| A fter 6I months|!

j

t!

Prom I -a p t houses I 8 /6 d i I 0 /4 d--I--................... ................

Not s i g n i f i c a n tf

Prom 2-apt houses I 0 /2 d i I 0 /3 d Not s i g n i f i c a n t

Prom 3-apt houses j I I / - j I 2 / 4 d Not s i g n i f i c a n t

1.1 S.APPENDIX XV



Standard of management j A fter I year............................................. j ............................ .

Good | 73$

.— — . . - _ A fter 6 months

72*— .......... I..... - --------- ---

P a ir j 19$

Poor or bad j 8$



12*

16*

i Standard of management j A fter I year

| Good | 77$

A fter 6 months

78*1 ! j P a ir | 18$

j Poor or bad j 5$

17*

5*i

__ Not s ig n i f i c a n t


Standard of management j A fter I year

Good ) 78$

A fter 6 months

89*1

P a ir j 18$

Poor or bad | 4$


7*

4*

APPENDIX XV

T ab le_ I I

Fami1 i e s from I-apartment houses

F a m il ie s w ith - ; A fter I ' A fter 6year " months

f "

T e le v is io n ! 83$ 67$\\B orderline s ig n i f i c a n c e

3-33 P < 0-1

Washing machines 27$ \ 20$ Not s i g n i f i c a n t

R e fr ig e r a to r s Nonei

None No change

Immersion h ea ters 4$ 4$ No change


Cars | 4$ 2$ : Not s i g n i f i c a n t

F a m il ie s from 2-apartment houses.." ' 5

F a m il ie s w ith- j*

A fter I year

A fter 6 months

......................................................

T e le v is io n ! 92$ 88$ B orderlin e s ig n i f ic a n c e X - 2*99 P < 0-1

tWashing machines ; 34$ 31$ Not s i g n i f i c a n t

R e fr ig e r a to r s ;..............

2$........

None ! Not s i g n i f i c a n t

Immersion h ea ters ! 9$ 3$ 1 5*16 P < 0-05!

Telephones 1 II $)

4$ j 8*14 P < 0-01

Cars ; 10 $ 11$ I................ i Not s i g n i f i c a n t

F a m il ie s from 5-anartment houses* ..... ....»j F a m il ie s w ith-J

A fter I year

; A fter 6 • months

: T e le v is io n 89$ 83$ ;Not s i g n i f i c a n t

Washing machines 40$ ■ 34$ ;Not s i g n i f i c a n t

; R e fr ig e r a to r s 2$ None -Not s i g n i f i c a n t

Immersion h ea ters 9$ 4$ Not s i g n i f i c a n t

■ Telephones 16$ 6$ ;Not s i g n i f i c a n t

: Cars ; 9 $ ; 9$ ;No change

APPENDIX

Table 12

XV

H osp ita l adm issions over s i x month period before rehousing and second s i x month period a f t e r rehousing

P a m il ie s from I-apartment housesi '" - '

H o sp ita l......... t

adm issions ; Second 6 | months

Beforemoving

(

I - f •Persons : 5% 6$ ; Not s i g n i f i c a n t

Children ; 5 °/o 4$ i Not s i g n i f i c a n t

A dults 1 y/° 7 $ Not s i g n i f i c a n t

P a m il ie s from 2-apartment houses< * j H o sp ita l adm issions ( Second 6

| months• ......

Beforemoving

\S

Persons ...... ; .....3 * ........... 4$ ' Not s i g n i f i c a n ti| Children | 2 fo 5 f Not s i g n i f ican t

1 A dults I M 51° Not s i g n i f i c a n t


........... . . . H

Beforemoving

H o sp ita l adm issions ; Second 6 | months

Persons I 5$ 4* Not s i g n i f i c a n t

Children j 3% Not s i g n i f i c a n t

A dults I 5* 6$ Not s i g n i f i c a n t

APPENDIX XV

Table 13 Persons going to d o c to rs ’ su rg e r ie s over s ix month period before rehousing and second s ix month period a f t e r rehousing

Pam ilies from I-apartm ent houses

Second 6 ; Before J months j moving j

Persons going

Children going

Adults going

28%

22 % 33%

22%10%

30%

Pam ilies from 2-apartment houses

; Second 6 j Before I months j moving

Persons going 23%

Children going ' 18%

Adults going 28%

Pam ilies from 3-apartm ent houses

Second 6 months

rPersons going ‘ 21%

Children going ; 17%

Adults going j 25%

tBefore moving ,

14% j

n # I17#

Not s ig n i f ic a n t

X"*"* 4*50 P < 0*05


: X = 5*48 P 5 , 0-02

15% Not s ig n i f ic a n t

22% j X s 4*97 P < 0 '02

X - 4*11 p 5 . 0*05



APPENDIX XV 1

Table 14 Persons c a l l in g doctor to house during s ix monthbefore rehousing and second s ix month period a f t e r rehousing

P a m ilie s from I-apartment houses

; Second 6 Before ■! months ; moving

Persons c a l l in g doctor : 14# 15# Not s ig n i f ic a n t. . . .

Children c a l l in g doctor 18# 1 21# Not s ig n i f ic a n t

Adults c a l l in g doctor I I# } 1156■

No changePam ilies from 2-apartment houses

| Second 6 Before (j months : moving s

f ...... ............Persons c a l l in g doctor j 15% j— • ................ ■ ( * 12# Not s ig n i f ic a n t

i >C hildren c a l l in g doctor } 16# ; 17# Not s ig n i f ic a n t

1 | J * .A dults c a l l in g doctor j 14# ; 8# X * 7*84 P < 0-Pam ilies from 3-apartment houses

. Second 6 j Before; months j moving

- iPersons c a l l in g doctor 14# 1 14% No change

Children c a l l in g doctor ; 15# 22% Not s ig n i f ic a n t

Adults c a l l in g doctor } 13# ! 1% Not s ig n i f ic a n tTable 15

Pregnancy

j Housewives pregnant A fter I : A fter 6j year j months tt ~ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . j j r . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

| Prom I -a p t houses \ 1% j 4# j Not s ig n i f ic a n t

j Prom 2-apt houses 3# ; I# ! Not s ig n i f ic a n tr ( ■ ’.................... . '| Prom 3-apt houses - • 2# ; Not s ig n i f ic a n t

APPENDIX XVI

Table I

PAMILIES REHOUSED PROM BUILDINGS DUE PORDEMOLITION SEEN ONE YEAR AFTER REHOUSING

Tenants' opinions of Drumchapel

Opinion

Like

.Reserved

D is lik e Table 2

After I year

84?«

10$

6$

A fter 6 months !

90$

6 $ Not s ig n i f ic a n t

Rents and r a te s considered | excessive |

Opinions of r e n ts and r a te s

(After I year j A fter 6 months

4#

Not s ig n i f ic a n t Table 3

T rave ll ing to work

"R eachab ility"o f work | A fter I year

"Easy reach"(Up to 15 minutes)

" P a ir ly easy reach" ( 15— 40 minutes)

" D if f ic u l t"

18$

56 $

26$

A fter 6 months'

24$ Not

s ig n i f ican t

1 (Over 40 minutes) j _________1Table 4

A fter I year l A fte r 6

Housewives going out to work 40$ o i;I

No change

APPENDIX XVI

Table 5 ..... Income

Average weekly income j A fter I year

Per household

Per head

Table 6

£12 - 8 - 7

7 0 /5 d

Hire purchase

A fter 6 months

£11 - 15 - Od

68/3d

A fter I year

F a m il ie s with h ire j purchase commitments ! 57$

A fter 6 months

62$


18/ - I 7 / I 0 C


Not s i g n i f i c a n t.L ,„ ..

Table 7Checks and c lu bs

F a m ilie s with checks and clubs


A fter I year

31$

9 /2 c

A fter 6 \ months I

25$ Not s ig n i f i c a n t

I I / - Not s i g n i f i c a n t


A fter 6 1months

Standard of management t A fter I| year

Good

F a ir

61$

29$

62$

23$

Poor or bad 15$s i g n i f i c a n t

APPENDIX XVI

Table 9

f P a m il ie s w ith - ; A f te r l year ; A fter 6 months I

5 T e le v is io nr ■...

Washing ; machinesr ■■ ■ ■■

| Immersion j h e a te r sj

j Telephones

9°$

IQ%

J J 1

15%


Cars 2 %




Not s i g n i f i c a n tTable 10H o sp ita l adm issions over s i x month period before rehousing and second s i x month period a f t e r rehousing ........... ...

Persons

Children

A dults

Table IIP ersons g o i n g t o d o c to r s ’ su r g e r ie s over s i x month period before rehousing and second' s i x month p er io d a f :te r 'rehousing .....

Second 6 months

Before ; moving J

3% 5$ 1 Not s i g n i f i c a n t

4% 5$ ; Not s i g n i f i c a n t

2% 5$ ; Not s i g n i f i c a n t

Second 6 * Before ; months j moving j

Persons going

Children going

A dults going

30%

33%

21$ ! K a 5*43 P < 0-02t ................. ................ ............

16$ | 4*04 P < 0-05 I....24% j Not s i g n i f i c a n t

i -^ 3 .APPENDIX XVI

Table 12

Persons c a l l i n g ..doctor to house over s i x month period b e fo r erehousing and second s i x month period a f t e r rehousing

| Second 6 j Before j j months j moving j

I Persons c a l l i n g doctor i 17* j l A f j Not s i g n i f i c a n t

Children c a l l i n g doctor | 23* i 1956 !i « Not s i g n i f i c a n t

A dults c a l l i n g doctor 1 14* ! lose ;f ...........................................1


Table 13Pregnancy

A fter 6 months|

A fter I | year j

..... .. ... ............................

!Housewives pregnant j _ L 5* Not s i g n i f i c a n t

APPENDIX XVII

Table I

T ota l persons

E M IL IE S REHOUSED EROM OLDER PUBLIC AUTHORITYHOUSES SEEN ONE YEAR AETER REHOUSING (3 2 c a s e s )

129j—

ChildrenII A dults

i...

54

75

42$

58$

Table 2T enants’ op in ions o f Drumchapel

| Opinion j A fter I year j A fter 6 months

j Like

j Reserved

j D i s l ik e

Table 3

16$

5$

86$11$

3$


Opinions of r en ts and r a te s

by ten a n tsconsidered e x c e s s iv e j A fter I year A fter 6 months

f 6 # 1 15*Not s ig n i f i c a n t

Table 4

" R ea ch a b ility ”of work A fter I; year

T r a v e ll in g to workA fter 6 j months i

’’Easy reach”(Up to 15 minutes)

’’E a ir ly easy reach” ( 15— 40 minutes)

’’D i f f i c u l t ”(Over 40 minutes)

21$

55$

24$

13$

58$

29$


APPENDIX XVII

Table 5Wage-earners


T ota l wage-earners j 40 j 45

Wage-earners per house j I* 25 ! _ _ 1-29


IA fter I ; year j

A fter 6 months

;

F a m il ie s with h ire purchase commitments

>

41$ 1 69$ X 8 5*28 P < 0*05■


....... ..........T—

I 4 /3 di

I 7 / I d Not s i g n i f i c a n t

Table 7Checks and clu bs

j1..-.................. -.............................!

A fter I j year j

......y..

A fter 6 months J. . . ~ ~

F a m ilie s with checks j and c lu b s \

!13$ ( 9$

fi! Not s i g n i f i c a n t

i

Average weekly pay- | ments o f above (

{i

1 0 / - I 7 /6 d

+" ... ... ...................l1 Not s i g n i f i c a n t

| famil i e s

Table ,8Income

Average weekly income A fter I year j A fter 6 months

Per household £13 - 3 - Id £13 _ 4 _ io dPer head 657 ? 7 3 / -

APPENDIX XVII


Standard of management ; A fter I year j A fter 6 months

Good j8196 86$

F air i 16$ 11$

Poor or bad |3 9 6 j 3$


Table 10

F a m il ie s w ith-;

j A fter X | year

A fter 6 months

T e le v is io n | 7896 71$ Not s i g n i f i c a n t

Washing machines j 3 1 $ 2 3 $ Not s i g n i f i c a n t

Immersion h ea ters S 3$....

3$' - • . . . . . . . . . ............

No change

.Telephones i 6 $—


Cars ! 6$ 9$ Not s i g n i f i c a n t

•**.4

Table II'H osp ita l adm issions over s i x month period b e fo re rehousing and second s i x month per i o d a f t er rehousing

H o sp ita l adm issions j Second 6 j Beforemonths J moving

! 3$■ i ............j 3$

i! 3#

396

Children

5$A dults

No change



APPENDIX XVII

Table 12 P ersons going to d o c to rs ' su r g e r ie s over s i x month period before rehousing and second s i x month period a f te r rehousing ..... ........

Persons going

Children going

A dults going

Second 6 months

23*

13*

31*

Beforemoving j

. . . . . . ,<t

12% !*14% !

................................. i

10* I

v *-X - 8-22 P < 0*01


14*47 P < 0*001

Table 13 Persons c a l l i n g doctor to house o v e r s i x month period before rehousing and second s i x month period a f t e r rehousing'

1 : months moving j

Persons c a l l in g doctor 12%.... ..... "T

9 % ; Not s i g n i f i c a n t

C hildren c a l l in g doctor 11% 22% j .........» Not s i g n i f i c a n t

A dults c a l l i n g doctor 13$ 3% | Not s i g n i f i c a n t

Table 14Pregnancy


Housewives pregnant 3* 6*


APPENDIX X V III

T a b le I

PAMILIES IN WHICH THE GENERAL HOME BACKGROUND (AS DISTINCT PROM THE HOUSE ) WAS ASSESSED AS

,"POORTr OR "BAD " EBEPORE REHOUSING , rS E E O T I E A R APTER REHOUSING .............

Tenants' op in ion s of Drumchapel

Opinion j A fter I year | A fter 6 months..r

Like

Reserved ; 2$D is l ik e


Table 2

1056

Opinions o f r e n ts and r a te s

- j A fter I year A fter 6 months

Rents & r a te s considered e x c e s s iv e | 7# No change

_ ........ 7$ ............

Table 3T ra v e ll in g to work

"R eachab ility"of work ! A fter Ij year

A fter 6 months

"Easy reach" [(Up to 15 minutes) J 19$_____

>" P a ir ly easy reach" ; 53$( 15— 40 minutes) ;

" D if f ic u l t " ! 28$ (Over 40 minutes) j

12$

49$

39$

Not


Table 4Wage-earners

* A fter I year A fter 6 months

• Average number of wage-earners j per house 1-24 1*21

j T ota l wage-earners 51 51

’ Housewives going out to work 22 Jt 21$! Not s ig n i f i c a n t

APPENDIX XVIII

Table 5Income

j Average weekly income j A fter I year| '...i Per household | £12 - 1 8 - I(

| Per head j 6 l / 6 ci


A fter I year

P a m il ie s with h ire | purchase commitmentsfc"’r ‘ ’ * ’r'| Average weekly pay- j ments o f above \ f a m i l i e s

61$

I 6 /2 C

A fter 6 months

67$

l 6 / 5 (

Table 7Checks and. c lu b s

A fter I f A f t e r 6 year months

j P a m il ie s with checks 1 and c lu b s


10/3

33%

9 /4

A fter 6 months

£11 - 16 - 5d

5 8 /I d





APPENDIX XVIII


S Standard o f management ; A fter I • A fter 6 |i year j months j

Good ; 24$ | 26$ j

P a ir 52#

ni

■*3*1__.Lij 1 Not s i g n i f i c a n t

Poor or bad , 24# 1 31#ti

Table 9

P a m il ie s w ith - f1

....... !A fteryear

I !r

A fter 6 j months |

: IT e le v is io n [ 85#

j-f

• ' fc

67# | B orderlin e s ig n i f ic a n c e 3*02 P •<. 0-X

Washing machines j 22#i 19# ; Not s i g n i f i c a n t

Immersion h ea ters j 5#\1

2# ; Not s i g n i f i c a n t

Telephones 1 5#1i 11 Not s i g n i f i c a n t

Cars 1 5# 1! 5$ \ No changej

Table 10 H o sp ita l adm issions over s i x month period before rehousing and second s i x month period a f t e r rehousing

~~ " ’ '!................ I / ......................H o sp ita l adm issions j Second 6 Before ;

months......................

moving f■■■ -.... -..... -i-

Persons 4# 6$ j Not s i g n i f i c a n t

Children 1#" ......... ..... 5$ J Not s i g n i f i c a n t

Adults 5# ____ 1 6$ | Not s i g n i f i c a n t

APPENDIX X V III

T a b le I IPersons going to doctors* su rg er i e s over s i x month

period before rehousing and second s i x month period a f t e r rehousing ....................................................... ......... .........

' r ■ - :

| Second 6 \ Before j ; months j moving ;

Persons going 20$ : 18$ Not s i g n i f i c a n t.

Children going 14* | 10$ i Not s i g n i f i c a n t

A dults going 26$ j 25$ ; Not s i g n i f i c a n t

Tabl e 12 'Persons c a l l i n g doctor to house over s i x month period

before rehousing and second s i x month period a f t e r rehousing '

Second. 6 months

j Before | | moving j

Persons c a l l in g doctor 16# L 1 3 * 1 Not s i g n i f i c a n t

Children c a l l in g doctor 19# ; 20$ i ! Not s i g n i f i c a n t

A dults c a l l i n g doctor 14# 6# j Not s i g n i f i c a n t

Table 13Pregnancy

j | A fter I year A fter 6 months jr 1! Housewives pregnant <

. . . . . . . . . !_ _ _8$ 5$

i""........ ...................J Not[ S ig n i f ic a n t

APPENDIX XIX FAMILIES CONTAINING OLD-AGE PENSIONERS V ISITED .O RE ..................... YEAR AFTER MOVING INTO NEW HOUSES (2 6 c a s e s )

Table I: T otal persons > .r ^

! Adults

75

\ Children

61

14

81$

Table 2T enants’ op in ions of Drumchapel

j Opinion A fter I year A fter 6 months

| Like_ | _ 81% __81%

j Reserved. J 15$ i

H ...: D i s l ik e


Table 5

* Tenants con sid er in g ren ts I and r a te s e x ce ss iv e

A fter I year

None

A fter 6 months

None

Table 4Income

: Average weekly income per household

Average weekly income per head

F a m il ie s conta in ing no wage-earners ( I I ) £4 - 7 - I I d 7 4 /5d

F a m il ie s con ta in in g d dI or more wage- earn ers (15)

£17 _ 2 - 4 82 /10

Control group £13 - 12 - 5d 6 7 /6 d

APPENDIX XIX

T a b le 5Hire purchase"i - -

A fter I year

P a m il ie s with h ire purchase commitments 35$

Average weekly pay- ,ments o f above 13/11f a m i l i e s

A fter 6 \ months I

35$

I5/8d



Checks and c lu b s . One household only - weekly payments £ 1 .

Table 6. Standard o f management

Standard o f management j A fter I j A fter 6I year ; months

Good __

P a ir

Poor or bad

Table 7

96$ 96$ -j Not


P a m il ie s w ith- A fter I year

A fter 6 j months j

71$ j Not s i g n i f i c a n tT e le v is io n 77$

Washing machines 50$ 42$ Not s i g n i f i c a n t


Cars 8$ 8# No change

.

APPENDIX XX PAMILIES CONTAINING I CHILD, 2 CHILDREN AND 3 OR ..................... MORE CHILDREN WHEN SEEN ONE TEAR APTER REHOUSING

Table I T enants’ op in ions of Drumchapel

’'O ne-ch ild”fa m il ie s

Opinion

JLike

Reserved

D is l ik e

A fter I year

81 $_

13$

A fter 6 months


A fter 6 months j

89$

”T w o-ch ild ,f f a m i l ie s

Opinion j A fter I year

Like ; ____ _

Reserved ‘ 7$\ *

D i s l ik e j 2$ j 3$™ - - ~

’’Three or more c h i ld ”f a m i l ie s

Opinion j A fter I year ; A fter 6 months■... i ' ■ ................-.....

88% I _ 8 J % ___

10% ; 3% _______

2% | 4%


Like

Reserved

D is l ik e

Table 2


Opinions of r e n ts and r a te s

P a m il ie s containing-1 Rent & r a te s considered ,’j e x c e s s iv e j| A fter I | A fter 6 !] year i months

I - c h i ld

2 -c h i ld r e n

3 or more ch ild ren

3$

3$

2$

2$

3$

iNot s i g n i f i c a n t

— rchange


APPENDIX XX

T a b le 3Wage-earners

,,O n e-ch ild " fa m ilie s A fter I year A fter 6 months

T o ta l number of wage-earners 137 : 149

Average number of wage- ; I -71 j 1*75earn ers per house •

f,Two- c h i ld ufa m i l ie s

T ota l number of wage-earners

Average number of wage- earn ers per house

j A fter I year j A fter 6 months

208

1-42

203

1-37_____ i

"Three or more c h i ld " fa m il ie s I A fter I

T o ta l number of wage-earners

Average number of wage- earners per house

I I I

1 . 19

1 A fter 6 months

112

I *17


P a m il ie s c o n ta in in g - 'Housewives going to work {'After I year j A fter 6 months

j J - c h i l d

l 2 -c h i ld r e n

j 3 or more ch ild ren

35$ ! 37$ Not

32$ 1 27$ Not

12$ j 8$ Not

Table 5

; Tenants changing t h e ir j | work during second s i x | l c h i ld

months a f t e r rehousing |

P a m ilie s con ta in in g 2 c h ild re n i 3 or more c h i ld r e n

5$

APPENDIX XX

Table 6T r a v e llin g to work

"One-child’'fam il ie s

j "R eachab ility"o f work ! A fter I j A fte r 6 j j ; year j months j

| "Easy reach”| (Up to 15 minutes) 1 1756 11%

t

" P a ir ly easy reach" (I5 + -4 0 minutes)

>

! 6156 !_ 50%"IIJ Not s i g n i f i c a n t

" D if f ic u lt"(Over 40 minutes)

t

; 22% 33%1

I

”T w o-child”f a m i l ie s

"R eachab ility"of work A fter I year

I A fte r 6months

"Easy reach"(Up to 15 minutes) 21%

■

n%I

" P a ir ly easy reach" j (I5+ -4 0 minutes) j 53$ 55%_ Not s i g n i f i c a n t

" D if f ic u lt"(Over 40 minutes)-............................................. - ..................- ■ ■

20$ 28%

"Three or more c h i ld " fa m il ie s

1 " R each ab ility”of worki

A fter I year

A fter 6 months

"Easy reach"(Up to. 15 minutes) 17$ 19%

J " "

" P a ir ly easy reach" (I5+ -4 0 minutes) 62$ 55% Not s i g n i f i c a n t

" D if f i c u l t ' '(Over 40 minutes)

■

21% 2<o%

APPENDIX XX

Table 7Income

”O n e-ch ild ,f f a m i l ie s

; Average weekly income- j A fter I year j A fter 6 monthsi ......................... j...1 "......T

[ Per household ______ j £14 - 8 - 3 j £14 - I - 9

Per headr "....... "~r| 8 2 / l d 1_ _____ ,82/ - ____________

t,Tw o-child ,,f a m i l ie s

Average weekly income- | A fter I year j A fter 6 months

P>e r_..househald.Per head

.... -........4... £13 --.^15..-*.UQ1 6 6 /2 d

.j. . £ 1 3 7 - 4d ..... ...........j 6 4 /4d

"Three or more c h i ld ’’f a m i l ie s

! Average weekly income- ? A fter I year j A fter 6 monthsi

Per household£! £13 - 14 - 4d

i , j £13 _ 19 - 10

Per head : 4 9 /4 d 1 51/ -

Table 8 •Hire purchase

| Households with h irej purchase commitments

| A fter I ! year

I A fter 6 \ months -

j " I -c h i ld " fa m il ie s : 501o [ 58$ :I"”...................... Not s i g n i f i c a n t

1 " 2 -c h i ld " fa m il ie s 54* I 55$ : Not s i g n i f i c a n t

! ”3 or more c h i ld ’’fa m i l ie s 5 7 * .. 66$

A fter 6months

16/3*

Not s i g n i f ica n t

Average weekly payments | o f above fa m i l ie s

A fter I year

I " I -c h i ld " fa m il ie s I4 /6d Not s i g n i f i c a n t

" 2 -c h i ld " fa m il ie s I 8 / I d I8 /7 d Not s i g n i f i c a n t

”3 or more c h i ld ”fa m i l ie s I 7 / I d !6 /7 d j Not s i g n i f i c a n t

APPENDIX XX


8 .

Households with checks and c lubs

; A fter I ; year>....................... i

A fter 6 months

!.........111

”I -c h i ld " f a m i l ie s ! 13% '■f ------ ■■ ■

9# i Not s i g n i f i c a n t

”2- c h i l d ”fa m i l ie s j 16% ; I656 No 1change

”3 or more c h i ld ”fa m i l ie s ; 19%i .........21 $ Noti .......


Average weekly payments of above fa m i l ie s

| A fter I year

A fter 6 months

f|

" I -c h i ld " fa m il ie s ! 8/ 6d 9 /5 d|i Not s i g n i f i c a n t

"2- c h i l d ”fa m i l ie s ; 9 / e d : I 0 / I d ; Not s i g n i f i c a n t

”3 or more c h i ld " fa m il ie s ; I I /IX d ; 1 2 / - : NOt s i g n i f ica n t

Table 10-------------- Standard o f management

"O ne-child” f a m i l ie s

| Standard of management A fter I year j A fter 6 months(j Good 80$ | 83$

j P a ir 19% 1 12$

| Poor or bad i 1—1 5$

*.......... ....—..— -------j Not s ig n i f i c a n t

”Tw o-child” f a m i l ie s

1 Standard of management A fter I year A fter 6 months

Good 79$ 80%

P air 18$ 17%

Poor or bad 3% 3%Not s ig n i f i c a n t

APPENDIX XX

T a b le 10 ( c o n td * )

"Three or more ch ild" fa m i l ie s

Standard of management A fter I year • A fter 6 months

Good 6 4 $ 68$

P a ir 20$ 15$

Poor or bad 16$ 17$


Table II

"One-child" fa m i l i e s

j P a m il ie s w ith-1 A fter I year

A fter 6 ; months

1 T e le v is io n— ............................................ ...........................

93# 87# Not s i g n i f i c a n t

Washing machines 35# 27# Not s i g n i f i c a n t

R e fr ig e r a to r s 5# — Not s i g n i f i c a n t

Immersion h ea ters 5# : 4# Not s i g n i f i c a n tI , u

Telephones I 4S6 7# _ Not s i g n i f i c a n t

Cars 1036 9$ ! Not s i g n i f i c a n t

"Two-child " fa m ilie s

i P a m ilie s w ith- A fter X j year j

A fter 6 j months j

‘ T e le v is io n 93# ii

89# j Not s i g n i f i c a n t

j Washing machines 33# 29# ! Not s i g n i f i c a n t

I R e fr ig e r a to r sft

2# I 1......................... , .............- 1 . . , .

Not s i g n i f i c a n ti

j Immersion h ea ters 9# !J

2# j Not s i g n i f i c a n ttJ Telephones 9# ;

J

5$ i Not s i g n i f i c a n t1; Cars 10# j 10$ ; No change

APPENDIX aX

Table II (c o n td .)

"Three or more child" f a m i l i e s

^5

i P a m il ie s w ith- A fter I year

A fter 6 months

T e le v is io n r 9 0 1o i I 00

i-'J

i j j Not s i g n i f i c a n t

Washing machines 42* _ j 36*.. j Not s i g n i f i c a n t

R e fr ig e r a to r s i°/o [_ * Not s i g n i f i c a n t

Immersion h ea ters 4% I Not s i g n i f i c a n t

Telephones • Ho 2% i Not s i g n i f i c a n t

Cars I

o I

i—i oi—i No changeTable 12

H osp ita l adm issions over s i x month period before rehousing and second s i x month period a f t e r rehousing

"One-child" fa m i l ie s

H o sp ita l adm issions Second 6 months

j Before moving !

Persons ___ i 4% No change

Children J 6 $ I 2^ Not s i g n i f i c a n t

A dults....... .................................... 4 $ j w Not s i g n i f i c a n t

"Two-child” f a m i l ie s

H o sp ita l adm issions | Second 6 months

j Before j moving

Persons | 31 _____ Not s i g n i f i c a n t

Children 2# I Not s i g n i f i c a n t

A dults j 5 * I 2% Not s i g n i f i c a n t

APPENDIX XX

Table 12 (e o n td .)

"Three or more child" fa m i l ie s

H o sp ita l adm issions

Persons

C hildren

Adults

Second 6 months

4#

Beforemoving

31

j No change

| Not s i g n i f i c a n t


Table 13 Persons going to d o c to rs * su r g e r ie s over s i x month bef ore rehousing and second s i x month period a f t e r rehousing

"One-child" f a m i l i e s

^Second 6 j Before ! Jmonths f moving ;

Persons going 25#

Children going ; 18#

A dults going I 28#

20#

18#

X V s 4 .2 9 P < 0-05


J | V 7*09 P < 0*01

"Two-child” f a m i l ie s

j Second 6 j Before months J moving

Persons going \ 23# | ....

Children going ! 20#

19*p

17#

! B orderline s ig n i f ic a n c eX1 * 3 ’ 35 P < 0-1

iI Not s i g n i f i c a n t

Adults going 26# 20# j B orderline s ig n i f i c a n c e ' X1 -* 3*11 P o - l

APPENDIX XX

Table 13 (co n td .)

"Three or more ch ild" f a m i l ie s

j Second 6 ; Before 1j months ■ moving j\............ ................. - j ^: Persons going 20$ 14$ ! X * 7*67 P < 0*01

I C hildren going 17$ 10$ I X * * 7 #6I P < 0*01

A dults going 25$ : 20$ Not s i g n i f i c a n t

Table 14 Persons c a l l in g doctor to house ' before rehousing and second s i x

rehousing

over s i x month period month period a f t e r

ttO n e-ch ild ”f a m i l ie s Second 6 months

! Before *’ moving \

Persons c a l l in g doctor : 15$ i 11$ • Not s i g n i f i c a n t

Children c a l l in g doctor : 18$ • 23$ Not s i g n i f i c a n t

A dults c a l l in g doctor 9% 6$ Not s i g n i f i c a n t

”T w o-ch ild”fa m i l ie s • Second 6* months

j Before ! moving

Persons c a l l in g doctor 15* 13$ : Not s i g n i f i c a n t

Children c a l l in g doctor . 16% 18*w ________ Not s i g n i f i c a n t

A dults c a l l in g doctor I 5 i 7$ * s 10-94 P < 0 - 0 0 1

"Three or more ch ild" f a m i l i e s

‘ Second 6 ! months

1 Before 1 moving j .....

Persons c a l l in g doctor | 13* I 12$ Not s i g n i f i c a n t

Children c a l l in g doctor j 14$ 15$ Not s i g n i f i c a n t

A dults c a l l i n g doctor j 12$ 8$ Not s i g n i f i c a n t

i n

APPENDIX XX

T a b le 15

Housewives pregnant

”I - c h i ld ”group

Pregnancy-

A fter I year

5$

A fter 6 months

”2-child"group

”3 or more ehild"group 2$



No change

APPENDIX XXI EMILIES IN WHICH ONE OR MORE MEMBERS SUEEERED EROM DISMiLITlES WHICH SECURED THEM PRIORITY*

IN HOUSING, VISITED AETER ONE YEAR (34 c a ses )

Table IT enants’ op in ion s of Drumchapel

\ Opinion A fter I year j A fter 6 months

; Like 71* j 88#

Reserved 29* 6# Not s i g n i f i c a n t

D is l ik e - j 6 fi __ ____ _ __________ ____ _

Table 2“ Opinions of r e n ts and r a te s

! j A fter I year j Af t e r 6 months

I Rents & r a te s considered e x c e s s iv e ! None ! None

Table 3

‘ r A fter I year ; A fter 6 months

! T o ta l number o f wage-earners 44 } 49, , _ , . ^• Average number o f wage-earners 1*29 < 1*44

per house \


i ’’R e a c h a b i l i ty ” of work.it

A fter I year

A fter 6 months

i’’Easy reach”

; (Up to 15 minutes) 25# 28*

”E a ir ly easy reach” (I5-J.-40 minutes)

i 54* 58* Not s i g n i f i c a n t

’’D i f f i c u l t ” j (Over 40 minutes) 21* 54*

APPENDIX XXI

Table 5

• | A fter I year ; A fter 6 months. — • • . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . _ . ..

r 1

1 Housewives going to work 12# 18#

! Not s i g n i f i c a n t

Table 6’ Income

j Average weekly income- A fter I year j A fter 6 months

Per household £12 - 16 - 6d £12 - 10 - 7d'

Per head * 7 9 /3 d ■ 7 6 / I d


— ! A fter I year

j A fter 6 j , months

P a m il ie s with h ir e ! purchase commitments 44#

tI ;: 50# Not s i g n i f i c a n t

!

Average weekly pay- S ments o f above J f a m i l i e s j

157-

\

20/4d Not s i g n i f i c a n t


[ A fter ; year

I | A fter 6 I months L . . . . . . .

P a m il ie s with checks and c lu bs

f

ii 6#

fIj 6# No change


1

\ 7 /6 dj ._

;

I 5 / -I


APPENDIX XXI


Standard o f management A fter I year A fter 6 months

Good

P a ir

Poor or bad

_____ 8 2 * ______

155*.

3*

_____ 8 5 * ______________

............. 9*

6*

■ Not s i g n i f i c a n t

’ Table 10

1 P a m il ie s w ith - A fter I year A fter 6 months j!

T e le v is io n . 82fo ____ ™ l ________1 Not s i g n i f i c a n t

Washing machines 38* 32* 11


R e fr ig e r a to r s j None j None ' No changei i t

! Immersion h e a ter s j \ f No change

Telephones j 6$ j 3# | Not s i g n i f i c a n t

j Cars | 3$ | 9# E Not s i g n i f i c a n t

Table II H osp ita l adm issions over s i x month per iod before r e - — housi ng' and second s i x month"period a f t e r Rehousing

I H o sp ita l adm issions Second 6 Before f! months moving !f

Persons 6 £ . Il l f> Not s i g n i f i c a n t

Children - - f No change

Adults 91°i

16$ j Not s i g n i f i c a n t

APPENDIX XXI 2-V7Table 12 P erso n s g o i ng to doctors* s u r g e r ie s over s i x month" ..............." b efore rehousing and s e cond s i x month period a f t e r

rehousing

Persons going

Children going

j Second 6 I months

33$.......

19$

Beforemoving

24$

19$


No change

A dults going 25$ ? B orderline s ig n i f i c a n c ei X *«5’42 P < 0»X _______

Table 13 Persons ca l l i ng doctor to house over s i x month period * be f ore rehous i n g aM~~se'corid"~ s ix_ month' perro~d"'a f t e r '

rehousing

1 | Second 6 j months

j Before ! i moving i

Persons c a l l i n g doctor j . . . I 6 * . . . . . . . j 1 4 # Not s i g n i f i c a n t

Children c a l l i n g doctor i 16 # ! 19# j Not s i g n i f i c a n t

| A dults c a l l i n g doctor1! 17# 1 I 2 # j Not s i g n i f i c a n t

I""1 - - • -■ .5| Housewives pregnant. One out o f 33.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

This t h e s i s was prepared in the Department o f Public

H ealth and S o c ia l M edicine, U n iv e r s i ty o f Glasgow, and I am

g r e a t ly indebted to P ro fe sso r T. Perguson and Dr. A. P. Curran

fo r t h e i r gu idance.

I am a ls o indebted to Mr Ringland, C ity F actor , and

Mr T e lf e r o f the C ity F a c to r 's O ff ic e fo r t h e ir a s s is ta n c e

in a f fo rd in g me a c c e ss to records and the other f a c i l i t i e s

o f the department fo r the ca ses required for the f i e l d stu d y .

In p a r t ic u la r I wish to exp ress my thanks to Dr. R. A. Robb

fo r advice on the s t a t i s t i c a l m a ter ia l o f the study, and to

the f a m i l i e s them selves fo r t h e i r co o p era tion .

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