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Deptford 1935

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Deptford, Metropolitan Borough of]

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Similar statements were prepared in respect of each ward, as
required under heading (iv), and the following brief summary shows
the extent to which each ward is affected:—
Deptford Park 137 families overcrowded comprising 736 persons
Evelyn 157 „ „ „ 845 „
St. Paul's 375 „ „ „ 1800 „
Vale 104 „ „ „ 492 „
Clifton 87 „ „ „ 448 „
Canterbury 117 „ „ „ 660 „
Hatcham 99 „ „ „ 475 „
Pepys 35 „ „ „ 204 „
St. Catherine's 56 „ „ „ 291 „
St. Peter's 27 „ „ „ 124 „
St. John's 37 „ „ „ 187 „
Town Hall 84 „ „ „ 372 „
Additional information was also extracted and forwarded to the
London County Council at a later stage regarding the tenants on their
estates found in overcrowded conditions, and also those occupying
accommodation considerably in excess of their requirements.
Subsequently, in the early part of 1936, various further tables were
completed showing the estimated number of houses required to abate
the overcrowding disclosed as the result of the Survey.

The final analysis of these tables can be summarised in the following statement:—

Additional dwellings required on the standard of Table I in the First Schedule to the 1935 Act (Table F)Additional dwellings required on the standard of 1½ persons a room (using the percentages in Table G)
SizeNumber3 rooms4 rooms5 rooms6 rooms7 rooms8 rooms9 rooms10 roomsTotal
3 rooms168134268----168
4 „16264908----162
5 „471016183--47
6 „4121-4
7 „1------1-1
Totals38213490108241952-382