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Poplar 1935
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Poplar, Metropolitan Borough]
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Comments on Appendix E.
1. Taking the Poplar Borough Council Estates as a whole the
percentage of overcrowded families is 39.5.
2. In the individual estates the percentage varies from 67.2 in
Sumner House, 66.6 in Ford Street, and 62.5 in St. Leonard's Street
to 6.6 in Grove Hall Park Estate and nil in Poplar High Street.
APPENDIX F.
SUMMARY OF FORMS C RELATING TO PROPERTIES OWNED
BY THE PORT OF LONDON AUTHORITY AND
THE LEE CONSERVANCY BOARD.
1. Port of London Authority.
| Population. | Number of Families. | Overcrowded Families per cent. of total Families. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not Overcrowded. | Overcrowded. | Total. | ||
| 315 | 66 | 8 | 74 | 10.8 |
2. Lee Conservancy Board.
| Population. | Number of Families. | Overcrowded Families per cent. of total Families. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not Overcrowded. | Overcrowded. | Total. | ||
| 27 | 8 | - | 8 | - |
These do not call for special comment.