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Hornsey 1951
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hornsey, Borough of]
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POST-WAR HOUSING DEVELOPMENT
I am indebted to the Borough Engineer and Surveyor—Mr. G. A.
Pentecost, A.M.I.C.E., M.I.Mun.E., A.M.T.P.I., for the following
information.
The number of new dwellings completed by the Council and private enterprise together by the end of 1951 amounted to 1,005. Details are as follows:—
| Year | Council | Private | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1946—1950 | 554 | 312 | 866 |
| 1951 | 85 | 54 | 139 |
| 639 | 366 | 1,005 |
In addition, a further 140 Council dwellings and 91 private houses were
under construction at the end of the year.
The types of accommodation provided by the Council are as follows:—
| 1 Bedroom | 2 Bedroom | 3 Bedroom | 4 Bedroom | 1 Bed-sitting room | Totals | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flats | 44 | 290 | 145 | 15 | nil | 494 |
| Houses | nil | 22 | 74 | 15 | nil | 111 |
| Aged Persons' Dwellings | nil | nil | nil | nil | 34 | 34 |
| Under construction Flats | 8 | 76 | 30 | nil | 26 | 140 |
Work is in hand on the construction of sixty-five dwellings and two
shops comprising the whole of the first stage of the Campsbourne Redevelopment
Scheme and it is anticipated that at least twenty-four dwellings
will be ready for occupation during 1952 and the remainder early in 1953.
It is hoped to start building work in 1952 on part of the second stage,
involving the erection of six flats in Boyton Road in order that this may be
completed simultaneously with the scheme in Brook Road. With regard
to the completion of the second stage it will be necessary to re-house a
total of sixty-six families and for this reason it is not anticipated that work
on the construction of the new dwellings on the east side of Boyton Road
will be able to start until 1953.
It is interesting to note that a new type of dwelling will be under
construction during 1952, that is in Ashford Avenue where three-storey
blocks are to be erected comprising aged persons dwellings on the ground
floor and the equivalent of a three-bedroom house on the second and
third floors. Each tenant will be provided with his own small garden at
the rear of the premises and it is hoped that this will improve family
living conditions. It has been most noticeable that on the majority of
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