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Section. A. consists mainly of rather old houses each originally
intended for occupation by one family only, but now
inhabited by two, three or even four families. These houses
are owned by a great many different landlords, most of whom
spend a considerable amount of money on their property. There
is some overcrowding, sub-letting is extremely common, and
certain of the tenants are of a careless and irresponsible type.
Section B. is a block of property owned and managed very
largely by the Borough Council and by the Metropolitan House
Investment Company. The tenants have been to a large extent
selected, most families live in self-contained dwellings, and
there is very little overcrowding.
I am indebted to Mr. Parry, the Relieving Officer, for the
following particulars of the number of families relieved during
1927, and of the number of persons removed to the North Middlesex
Hospital from the various streets in the two sections: —