British Mandate: A Survey of Palestine: Supplement - Page 99

(p. 792) (§ 27)

The estimated total deficiency in room units for the Jewish community is estimated as follows

Room units

a) Room units required to provide for natural increase since 1936 62,400

b) Room units required to provide for immigration since 1936 76,500

Total for Jewish Palestine 138,900

c) Deduct room units estimated to have been provided

in rural areas 25,100

Balance, being total required for urban areas 113,800

d) Room units required in rural areas to reduce congestion to two persons per room 8,730

Total room units required 122,530

e) Deduct room units constructed in Jewish urban areas

1936-46 85,000

Total deficiency of room units at end of 1946 37,530

say 37,500

(p, 793)

In the case of the Arab community it is estimated that in the year 1946 housing requirements expanded as a result of natural increase by 6,500 room units in urban areas and by 16,000 room units in rural areas making an expansion of 22,500 room units in the year 1946.

(p. 797)

The following table summarizes the deficiency in room units for the Arab community for the period 1936-1946 :-

(§ 36) *

Urban areas:

a) No. of room units required to provide for natural increase

h) No. of room units required to provide for immigrants

Total room units

c) Deduct estimated No. of room units constructed in urban areas (1936-1946)

Net deficiency in room units (1946)

Room units

73,500 4,500

78,000

49,000 29,000

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