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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Ilford 1936
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ilford]
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The enumeration showed that in Ilford there were 43,541 separately
occupied dwellings, viz., 39,661 separate houses and 3,880 sub-let premises.
The number of cases of overcrowding in the Borough was 290 and the
percentage of overcrowding was 0.666 for the Borough (including the estates
owned by the L.C.C. and the Borough Council).
The percentage of overcrowding in the Borough without the above estates
was 0.447.
The percentage of overcrowding of the Ilford Council Housing Estates was
3.732 and that of the L.C.C. Estates was 3.223.
Further facts are set out in detail in the following tables:—
| Ward. | Separately occupied dwellings enumerated | Sub-let. | Vacant. | Separately occupied dwellings overcrowded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loxford | 5,031 | 690 | 102 | 49 |
| Clementswood | 5,180 | 611 | 173 | 49 |
| Goodmayes | 5,083 | 184 | 120 | 78 |
| South Hainault | 4,004 | 363 | 175 | 14 |
| Seven Kings | 4,729 | 491 | 117 | 26 |
| Park | 4,352 | 574 | 125 | 10 |
| Cranbrook | 4,553 | 484 | 172 | 3 |
| Barkingside | 5,619 | 199 | 305* | 31 |
| North Hainault | 4,990 | 284 | 227* | 30 |
| 43,541 | 3,880 | 1,516 | 290 |
* A number of new houses not included.
The overcrowding incidence occurred in the following types of separately occupied dwellings:—
| Ward. | 1 | 2 | Rooms | 5 | 6 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 4 | ||||||
| Loxford | 6 | 16 | 12 | 6 | 9 | 49 | |
| Clementswood | 2 | 23 | 13 | 4 | 7 | 49 | |
| Goodmayes | 11 | 53 | 12 | 2 | 78 | ||
| South Hainault | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 14 | |
| Seven Kings | 4 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 26 | |
| Park | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 10 | |
| Cranbrook | 2 | 1 | 3 | ||||
| Barkingside | 3 | 25 | 2 | 1 | 31 | ||
| North Hainault | 1 | 6 | 3 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 30 |
| 14 | 54 | 55 | 108 | 49 | 10 | 290 | |