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 Willesden]
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Table 26 Census 1961 Persons per acre and density of occupation
Area | Acreage | Persons per acre | Density of occupation | ||
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Persons per room | Percentage of persons at more than 1£ per room | Percentage of households at more than 1£ persons per room | |||
WILLESDEN | 4,633 | 36.9 | 0.80 | 15.2 | 10.1 |
Carlton | 125 | 91.2 | 0.97 | 26.1 | (Figures not available by wards) |
Kilburn | 196 | 65.1 | 0.86 | 21.0 | |
Mapesbury | 285 | 47.8 | 0.82 | 17.4 | |
Gladstone | 346 | 32.7 | 0.74 | 13.1 | |
Cricklewood | 355 | 32.1 | 0.71 | 91 | |
Brentwater | 475 | 21.5 | 0.68 | 3.6 | |
Church End | 612 | 19.3 | 0.75 | 8.5 | |
Stonebridge | 780 | 16 2 | 0.87 | 18.4 | |
Harlesden | 210 | 67.7 | 0.90 | 20.9 | |
Roundwood | 190 | 64.9 | 0.90 | 21.4 | |
Willesden Green | 206 | 64.0 | 0.79 | 14.5 | |
Manor | 334 | 380 | 0.71 | 10.4 | |
Kensal Rise | 140 | 77.3 | 0.79 | 15.2 | |
Brondesbury Park | 379 | 33-2 | 0-72 | 10-4 | |
MIDDLESEX | 148,687 | 150 | 0.67 | 5.0 | 30 |
LONDON | 74,898 | 42.7 | 0.77 | 11.5 | 7.2 |
SANITARY INSPECTION OF THE AREA
Table 27 | |
Demolition and Closing Orders Housing Act, 1957 (Sections 16, 17 and 18) Demolition Orders, section 16, Housing Act, 1957 | Nil |
Closing Orders, sections 17 and 18, Housing Act, 1957 108 Carlton Vale (basement) 16a Victoria Villas (basement) | 2 |
Table 28
Overcrowding | ||
---|---|---|
(a) | Dwellings overcrowded at end of year | 721 |
(b) | Overcrowding reported during the year | 172 |
(c) | (i) Overcrowding relieved during the year | 56 |
(ii) Persons | 224 approx. | |
(d) | Dwelling houses which have again become overcrowded after the local authority have taken steps for the abatement of overcrowding | No information |
(e) | (i) Council houses found to be overcrowded at end of year | 18 |
(ii) Families | 20 | |
(iii) Persons | 90 | |
(f) | Overcrowding in Council houses relieved during the year | 6 |
(g) | Section 80, Housing Act, 1957—licences issued | Nil |
Table 29
Houses | Flats | Rebuilds | |
---|---|---|---|
Dwellings built by private builders (excluding those built by the police authorities) | Nil | 23 | 50 |
Built by local authority | Nil | (bv conversion) | |
308 | Nil | ||
Applicants on Council's waiting list at 31.12.63 | 5,656 |