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Stoke Newington 1922

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Stoke Newington, The Metropolitan Borough]

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THE BOROUGH OF STOKE NEWINGTON.
The Borough of Stoke Newington is mainly a residential area, a
considerable proportion of the population being employed elsewhere.
The residences comprise those of the well.to.do and the tenements of
the low.wage earner. There is no special industry carried on in the
Borough, the factories and workshops are for the most part small,
and the work engaged upon is of various kinds. A notable feature
of the Southern portion of the Borough has been the considerable
amount of " tenementation " within recent years of houses which
were originally built for, and occupied by, one. family.
There are two very large open spaces in the Borough, viz.,
Clissold Park and the area of the New River Water deposition
ponds, filter beds and works.
GENERAL STATISTICS.
Area (Acres)—863.
Population (Middle of 1922)—52,620.
Number of Inhabited Houses (1922)—8,599.
Number of Families or Separate Occupiers (1922)—8,942.
Rateable Value—£343,874.
Sum Represented by a Penny Rate—£1,390.
THE STAFF OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH' DEPARTMENT.
Medical Officer of Health (Part.time)—Dr. H. R. Kenwood.
Sanitary Inspectors—D. W. Matthews (Chief).
A. P. Piggott.
R. F. Rogers.
Clerks—R. F. Rogers and S. G. Armstrong.
Disinfector, &c.—F. C. Screach.