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Housing Statistics.
(i) Census, 1951.
The under-mentioned statistics for Leyton have been extracted
from the 1 per cent, sample tables issued in advance of the national
tabulation of the 1951 Census results.
Number of separately assessed dwellings 27,650
Number of Households 34,800
In shared dwellings 14,700 = 42%
Of over 1 and up to 2 persons per room 1,700
Of over 1and up to 1½ persons per room 4,500
Up to 1 person per room 28,600
Households without the exclusive use of—
Water closet 9,400 = 27%
Fixed bath 23,600 = 67.8%
Stove and sink 3,600 = 10.3%
Number of rooms occupied by households 136,800
Population in households 102,200
Persons per household 2.94
Persons per room 0.75
(ii) Complaints received.
During 1953 some 1,671 housing complaints were received and
dealt with by the Sanitary Inspectors. In almost every instance
the complaint concerned some item or items of disrepair which had
given rise to undesirable conditions such as dampness, leaking roofs,
broken wall plaster, decayed floor timbers and the like.
Details of the improvements effected by completion of work
specified on sanitary notices are given on page 73, but the benefit
to the occupants in terms of comfort and health cannot be measured
or fully appreciated by reference to figures.
(iii) Local Land Charge Enquiries.
During 1953 land charge enquiries were received in respect of
1,364 properties. These involved a search of office records to
ascertain whether any sanitary notices (statutory or informal) had
been served in respect of the premises concerned and to what extent
(if any) the notices had been complied with.