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 24
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 1½ per room | Percentage of households at more than 1½ persons per room | |||
WILLESDEN | 4,634 | 36.9 | 0.80 | 15.2 | 10.1 |
MIDDLESEX | 148,687 | 15.0 | 0.67 | 5.0 | 3.0 |
LONDON | 74,898 | 42.7 | 0.77 | 11.5 | 7.2 |
SANITARY INSPECTION OF THE AREA Table 25 Demolition and Closing Orders Housing Act, 1957 (Sections 16, 17 and 18)
Demolition Orders, section 16, Housing Act, 1957 |
29 Neasden Lane |
Closing Orders, sections 17 and 18, Housing Act, 1957 |
5 Greenhill Road (ground floor back room (left) and side addition rear room) |
9 Brondesbury Villas (basement) |
Table 26 Overcrowding
(a) | Dwellings overcrowded at end of year | 782 |
(b) | Overcrowding reported during the year | 267 |
(c) | (i) Overcrowding relieved during the year | 69 |
(ii) Persons | 276 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 | 23 |
(ii) Families | 27 | |
(iii) Persons | 96 | |
(f) | Overcrowding in Council houses relieved during the year | 27 |
(g) | Section 80, Housing Act, 1957—licences issued | 1 |
Table 27 New Dwellings, 1964
Houses | Flats | Rebuilds | |
---|---|---|---|
Dwellings built by private builders (excluding those built by the police authorities) | Nil | 88 | Nil |
Built by local authority | Nil | 241 | Nil |
Applicants on Council's waiting list at 31.12.64 | 5,582 |