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Stoke Newington 1937

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

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London County Council Housing Estates.—The following
is a statement of the transfer of families in this Borough to accommodation
on the London County Council Housing Estates:—
Number of Applicants accepted by the L.C.C. for Becontree
Estate 21
Number of Applicants accepted by the L.C.C. for Stamford
Hill Estate 2
Number of Applicants accepted by the L.C.C. for Norbury
Estate 1
Number of Applicants accepted by the L.C.C. for Northwold
Estate 2
Number of Applicants accepted by the L.C.C. for Bellingham
Estate 1
Number of Applicants accepted by the L.C.C. for Wedmore
Street Estate 1
Number of Applicants accepted by the L.C.C. for White Hart
Lane Estate 4
Number of Applicants accepted by the L.C.C. for St. Helier,
Morden, Estate 5
Number of Applicants accepted by the L.C.C. for Boundary
Street Estate 2
Number of Applicants accepted by the L.C.C. for Kenmore
Park Estate 6
Total number of families transferred 45
On notice from the County Council that a family living in overcrowded
conditions has moved to a house on their estates, measures
are taken to prevent the vacated premises again becoming overcrowded.
In 4 instances families were living in over-crowded
conditions and the necessary warning letters against recurrence
of over-crowding were sent to the owners concerned.
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