NINO STAFFA Table 2: Age Distribution of th~ Housing Stock by Tenure: England and Wales 1914-'75 (millions) Local Private MiscellaOwner- Authorities Landlords neous occupied and and Total NewTowns 1914 0.8 - 7. 1 7.9 1938 Pre-1914 1. 9 - 5.7 7.6 Post-1914 1.8 1. 1 0.9 3.8 Total 3.7 1.1 6.6 11.4 1960 Pre-1914 2.9 0.2 3.9 7.0 1914-44 2.4 1.2 0.6 4.2 1945and after 1.1 2.2 O. 1 3.4 Total 6.4 3.6 4.6 14. 6 1971 Pre-1914 3.3 0.3 2.5 6. 1 1914-44 2.6 1.2 0.4 4.2 1945and after 3.1 3.4 0.3 6.8 Total 9.0 4.9 3.3 17. 1 1975 Pre-1914 3.4 0.3 2.2 5.9 1914-44 2.7 1.2 0.3 4.2 1945and after 3.8 3.7 0.4 7.9 Total 9.9 5.2 2.9 18. O (18) Before 1914 a large number of households did not live in separate dwellings due to the almost exlusive reliance on private enterprise, unaided by subsidy, for house building. After the First World War, however, subsidies, either director in the form of tax relief, became a feature of the housing market which has increased in size ever since. Developments in transport facilities made large-scale building for private (18) HMSO, op. cit., p. 38. 22
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