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Hornsey 1950

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hornsey, Borough of]

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Water supply Cooking
and sink accommodation
Joint use of, Sep. use of, ‘In scullery, In living rooms, On landing, ‘Suitable food accom.
No. of Families 331 525 630 198 28 6
Washing accommodation Water Closet Bathroom or Bath
Joint use of Sep. use of None Joint use of Sep. use of In Scull.
No. of Families 573 197 86 648 208 60
POST WAR HOUSING DEVELOPMENT
I am indebted to the Borough Engineer and Surveyor for the following
information which shows the outstanding achievement of the Borough
Council in post war housing.

Table: The number of new dwellings completed by the local authority and private enterprise together by the end of 1950 was 866 details of which are as follows:—

The number of new dwellings completed by the local authority and private enterprise together by the end of 1950 was 866 details of which are as follows:—

CouncilPrivateTotal
194632831
19471139122
194816959228
1949164104268
1950105112217
Total554312866

Table: The types of accommodation provided by the Council are analysed in the following table:—

The types of accommodation provided by the Council are analysed in the following table:—

1Bed room2 Bed room3 Bed room4 Bed room1 Bed sitting roomTotals
flats382571086—409
houses—227415—111
aged persons dwellings————3434
382791822134554