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[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for London County Council]
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1viii Annml BePort of the London Council, 1912.Housing of the Working Classes Statitics
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APPENDIX XXI.
housing statistics.
A.— Number of Tenements Comprised in the Dwellings in Occupation on 31st March, 1912, together with Particulars of the Dwellings Opened between that date
and 31st March, 1913.
Dwellings. | Metropolitan Borough. | Data opened. | Number of tenements of | Total tenements. | Total rooms. | Cubicles. | Number of persons provided for. | Shops. | Work-shops. | Stables | Sheds. | Cup-boaida. | ||||||||||
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1 room. | 2 rooms. | 3 rooms | 3 rooms with additional small bedroom. | 4 rooms | 5 rooms | 6 rooms | ||||||||||||||||
Total number of tenements, etc. in occupation on 31st March, 1912 | .. | .. | 192(a) | 3,458 | 3,785 | 293(b) | 1,067 | 474(c) | 3 | 9,272 | 26,291 | 1,856 | 54,078 | 104 | 97 | 12 | 202 | 36 | ||||
Dwellings opened during the year 1st April, 1912, to 31st March, 1913— | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Norbury Estate— | Croydon | |||||||||||||||||||||
Newlands-road | April, 1912 | .. | .. | 7 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 8 | 25 | .. | 50 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||
Norton-garden | July,1912 | .. | .. | .. | 13 | 2 | .. | .. | 15 | 60 | .. | 107 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||
Old Oak Estate— | Hammersmith | |||||||||||||||||||||
Ducane-road | May, 1912 to Mar., 1913 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 9 | 10 | .. | 19 | 86 | .. | 168 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||
Erconwald-street | July, 1912 to Mar. 1913 | .. | 7 | 8 | .. | 9 | 2 | .. | 26 | 84 | .. | 164 | 2 | .. | .. | 5 | .. | |||||
Fitzneal-street | April to June, 1912 | 16 | 20 | 21 | 1 | 7 | .. | .. | 65 | 151 | .. | 299 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | |||||
White Hart-lane— | Tottenham | |||||||||||||||||||||
Risley-avenue | .. | May to July, 1912 | .. | .. | 34 | 2 | 8 | .. | .. | 44 | 142 | .. | 282 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||||
Tower-gardens-road | .. | Oct., 1912 to Mar., 1913 | .. | .. | 33 | 1 | 20 | .. | .. | 54 | 183 | .. | 365 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||||
Wadlen-road | Nov. and Dec 1912 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 8 | .. | .. | 8 | 32 | .. | 64 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||
Total number of cottages, etc., opened during year to 31st March, 1913. | .. | .. | 16 (f) | 27 | 103 | 17(b) | 64 | 12(d) | .. | 239 | 763 | .. | 1,503 | 4 | .. | .. | 3 | |||||
Conversion of 1-3 room tenement at Prestons-road Estate into bathrooms | .. | .. | .. | .. | -1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | —1 | —3 | .. | —6 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||||
Additional sheds brought into charge:— | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Briscoe-buildings | .. | June, 1912 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 5 | .. | ||||
.. | .. | 16 (f) | 27 | 102 | 17(b) | 64 | 12(d) | .. | 238 | 760 | .. | 1,497 | 4 | .. | .. | 10 | .. | |||||
Total number of tenements, etc., open on 31st March, 1913. | 208(a) (f) | 3,485 | 3,887 | 310(b) | 1,131 | 486(e) | 3 | 9,510 | 27,051 | 1,856 | 55,571 | 108 | 97 | 12 | 212 | 39 |
(a) Five of these tenements also contain a bed recess and each is reckoned as accommodating three persons.
(b) These cottages are reckoned as containing 4 rooms, accommodating 7 persons.
(c) Seven of these lettings contain 1 small room, reckoned as accommodating 1 person only.
(d) Five of these cottages contain 4 rooms with a small additional bedroom, each reckoned as containing 5 rooms accommodating 9 persons.
(e) Twelve of these lettings contain 1 small room and each is reckoned as accommodating one person only.
(f) Sixteen of these lettings also contain a bed recess, and each is reckoned as accommodating 2 persons.