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The survey therefore showed that there were 341 overcrowded
houses in Enfield. This, however, did not show the whole story,
for there were a large number of premises that would shortly be
overcrowded owing to increase in the ages of the children.
The actual state of overcrowding was as follows:—
3 families consisting of 1 person overcrowded.
6 „ „persons „
7 „ „ 2½ „ „ ,, ,,
18 „ „ 3½ „
16 „ „ 4 „ „
4 „ „ 4½ „ „
21 „ „ 5½ „ „
20 „ „ 6„ „
31 „ „ 6½„ „
32 „ „ 7½„ „
33 „ „8 „ „
21 „ „ 8½ „ „
22„ „ 9„ „
13„ „ 9½ „ „
3 ,, ,, 10½ „ „
2 „ „ 11½„ „
1 „ „ 12 „ „
341 Total.
Furthermore it was shown that in houses not overcrowded the
following state of affairs existed :—
Families in Council Dwellings.
57 were fully occupied.
195 could take ½ person.
277 „ 1"„
234 „ 1½ persons.
223 „ 2"„
165 „ 2½„
278„ 3„
128„ 3½„
27 „ 4„
8 „ 4½„
17 „ 5„
3 „ 5½ „
3„ 6„