Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Edmonton]
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Given hereunder are the facts and figures concerned in each Ward—
excluding the Council's Housing Estates and the Tottenham Estate (Rehousing),
which are given separately:—
Angel Road Ward.
Houses dealt with 4,646
Found to be overcrowded 161
Percentage of overcrowding 3.46
Bury Street Ward.
Houses dealt with 6,642
Found to be overcrowded 120
Percentage of overcrowding 1.8
Church Street Ward.
Houses dealt with 5,035
Found to be overcrowded 17
Percentage of overcrowding 0.33
Silver Street Ward.
Houses dealt with 5,609
Found to be overcrowded 48
Percentage of overcrowding 0.85
Council's Housing Estates.
Houses dealt with 1,672
Found to be overcrowded 55
Percentage of overcrowding 3.28
Tottenham Council Estate.
Houses dealt with 44
Found to be overcrowded Nil
Percentage of overcrowding Nil
The Council's Housing Estates are separated out in the different Schemes
showing the individual cases of overcrowding, and in each Ward the
particulars of the cases of overcrowding are given in each street or road.
The overcrowding percentages of the various Wards, without the separation
of any Housing Estates, are as follows:—
Angel Road Ward 3.33
Bury Street Ward 1.79
Church Street Ward 0.33
Silver Street Ward 1.36
It may be mentioned that, out of the total premises dealt with, it was
only necessary to despatch 185 Notices in accordance with Section 10 (3) of
the Act, requiring the necessary information to be supplied by the occupier,
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