As we know from chapter 2, aft er the war Britain faced an acute shortage of housing; combined with strong popular pressure for change, this induced the government to adopt the ambitious Housing Acts. Th ese initiatives divided England into eleven districts, with each local authority held responsible for investigating the housing needs of the community, raising the money to meet those needs, and accepting contracts (approved by the Ministry of Health). Th e government would off er subsidies.

Clara E. Mattei, The Capital Order, loc. 437