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Walthamstow 1933

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Walthamstow]

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D. Walthamstow—Compulsory Purchase (Billet Road) Order,
1932.
Nos. 1 to 15 inclusive. 60 persons. Order confirmed.
E. Walthamstow—Compulsory Purchase (Markhouse Place
No. 1) Order, 1932.
Nos. 1 to 21 odd. (Nos. 13-21—44 persons). Order confirmed
but Nos. 1 to 11 excluded.
F. Walthamstow—Compulsory Purchase (Markhouse Place
No. 2) Order, 1932.
Nos. 29 to 57 odd. Order confirmed but Nos. 53, 55, 57
excluded and Nos. 39 and 41 excluded from Clearance
Area but remain in order on lands to be purchased under
Section 3 of the Housing Act, 1930. 65 persons.
The total number of houses confirmed for clearance was 51,
accommodating 240 persons.
Eight houses represented as individual unfit houses have
already been dealt with by demolition and rehousing of the tenants
where required. The eight photographs reproduced have been
selected from a larger series taken by Mr. Duncan in order to
demonstrate the various areas at the Ministry's enquiry.
(b) Second Programme.—
During 1933 a second programme of clearance areas to be
-dealt with under the 1930 Act was drawn up and was meant to
cover the requirements of the area up to 1938.
The programme was as follows:—
Part I. Section 1. Clearance Areas:—
59 inhabited houses and 6 unoccupied houses in 8 areas.
Ascertained population 224.
Part II. Section 19. Individual Unfit Houses:—
9 houses. Ascertained population 63.
E.—INSPECTION AND SUPERVISION OF FOOD.
(a) Milk Supply.
The average number of cows kept in the district was 7. There
is only one cowshed and 16 visits were paid by the Sanitary
Inspectors in addition to special visits paid by your Chief
Sanitary Inspector.
The number of retail purveyors of milk is 219, most of whom
carry on a general shop and sell milk in bottles as they receive it.
Three hundred and fifty visits were paid to registered premises