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Tottenham 1926
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Tottenham]
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COMMON LODGING HOUSES.
There are 5 Common Lodging Houses in the District. All have been
kept under observation, and appropriate action was taken to remedy any
defects found.
HOUSING.
At the end of the year, approximately 3,500 families were registered
by the Treasurer as seeking accommodation on the Council's housing estate.
As there are no more than 160 acres available for building purposes, it is
manifest that with dwellings built 12 to the acre, space is not available in
Tottenham for the housing of that number of families. In the meantime
these families are lodged somehow in the district, resulting in serious
overcrowding, in many instances without visible means of remedy.
New Houses and Tenements erected during the Year.
| By private builders (no State assistance) | (Houses) 290 |
| By the London County Council | (Tenements) 132 |
| By the Tottenham Council | (Houses) 64 |
| 486 |
Unfit Dwelling-houses.
Total number of dwelling-houses inspected for housing defects
(under Public Health or Housing Acts) 3,331
Number of dwelling-houses which were inspected and recorded
under the Housing Consolidated Regulations, 1925 961
Number of dwelling-houses found to be in a state so dangerous
or injurious to health as to be unfit for human habitation 3
Number of dwelling-houses (exclusive of those referred to
under the preceding sub-heading) found not to be in all
respects reasonably fit for human habitation 1,891
Remedy of Defects without Service of Formal Notices.
Number of defective dwelling-houses rendered fit in consequence
of informal action by the Local Authority or their
Officers 1,674