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[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for London County Council]
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Annual Report of the London County Council, 1913.
Housing of the Working Classes—Statistics.
APPENDIX XXIII.
Dumber of Tenements Comprised in the Dwellings in Occupation on 31st March, 1913, together with Particulars of the Dwellings Opened between that date and 31st March, 1914.
Dwellings. | Metropolitan Borough. | Date opened. | Number of tenements i»f | Total tenements | Total rooms. | Cubicles. | Number of persons provided for. | Shops. | Work-shops | Sheds. * | Cupboards | |||||||
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1 room. | 2 room.s. | 3 rooms. | 3 rooms with small additions bedroom | 4 rooms | 4 rooms with small additions bedroom | 5 rooms | 6 rooms | |||||||||||
Total number of tenements, etc. in occupation on 31st March, 1913 | .. | .. | 208(a) (e) | 3,485 | 3,887 | 310(b) | \ 1,131 | 12(c) | 474 | 3 | 9,510 | 27,051 | 1,874 | 55,589 | 108 | 97 | 224(d) | 39 |
Dwellings opened during the year 1st April, 1913, to 31st March, 1914— | ||||||||||||||||||
Old Oak Estate— | Hammersmith | |||||||||||||||||
Ducane-road | June, 1913 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | .. | 14 | .. | 18 | 86 | .. | 172 | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Erconwald-street | July, 19131 to Oct., 1913 J | .. | .. | 11 | . | 11 | 2 | 1 | .. | 25 | 92 | .. | 182 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | |
Fitzneal-street | July, 1913 to 1 Dec., 1913 J | .. | .. | 37 | 8 | 24 | 1 | 7 | .. | 77 | 279 | .. | 549 | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Foliot-street | July, 1913 to Nov., 1913 | .. | .. | 17 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 8 | .. | 42 | 161 | .. | 312 | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Old Oak-lane | Nov., 1913 to Mar., 1914 | .. | .. | 6 | .. | 8 | 2 | 16 | .. | 32 | 140 | .. | 278 | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
71 | 16 | 54 | 7 | 46 | 194 | 758 | 1,493 | 3 | 10 | |||||||||
White Hart-lane— Tower-gardens-road | Tottenham | May., 1913 to Mar., 1914 | .. | 26 | .. | 16 | .. | .. | .. | 42 | 142 | .. | 284 | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Waltheof-row | June, 1913 to Oct., 1913 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 5 | .. | .. | .. | ||
26 | 16 | 42 | 142 | 284 | 5 | |||||||||||||
Total number of cottages, etc., opened during year to 31st March, 1914. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 97 | 16 | 70 | 7 | 46 | .. | 236 | 900 | .. | 1,777 | 8 | .. | 10 | .. |
Separation of number of 5 room lettings providing accommodation for 9 persons only | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | +65 | -65 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Alteration to cottage flats at Totterdown Fields Estate | .. | .. | .. | +2 | —2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | —2 | .. | -4 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | .. | 2 | 5 | 16 | 70 | 72(c) | -19 | .. | 236 | 898 | .. | 1.773 | 8 | .. | 10 | .. | |
Total number of tenements, etc., open on 31st March, 1914. | 208(a) (e) | 3,487 | 3,98 2 | 326(b) | 1,201 | 84(c) | 455 | 3 | 9,746 | 27,949 | 1,874(f) | 57,362 | 116 | 97 | 234(d) | 39 |
(a) Five of these tenements also contain a bed recess and each is reckoned as accommodating three persons.
(b) These cottages are reckoned as containing 4 rooms, accommodating 7 persons.
(c) These lettings are reckoned as containing 5 rooms, accommodating 9 persons.
(d) Including 12 stables at Costermongers' dwellings.
(e) Sixteen of these lettings also contain a bed recess, and each is reckoned as accommodating 2 persons (Housing Committee, 8th December, 1909).
(/) Including 17 cubicles occupied by staff.