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Waltham Forest 1967
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Waltham Forest]
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Table 7(b) - Exclusive Use of W.C's
| AREA | INSIDE W.C. | OUTSIDE W.C. | NO W.C. | ALL DWELLINGS | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % | NO. | % | NO. | % | NO. | % | NO. | |
| Chingford | 97 | (14,213) | 3 | (462) | _ | _ | 100 | (14,675) |
| N. W'stow | 84 | (14,400) | 15 | (2,650) | 1 | (200) | 100 | (17,250) |
| S. W'stow | 68 | (12,425) | 29 | (5,224) | 3 | (488) | 100 | (18,137) |
| Leyton | 61 | (17,013) | 34 | (9,512) | 5 | (1,450) | 100 | (27,975) |
| Total | 74 | (58,051) | 23 | (17,848) | 3 | (2,138) | 100 | (78,037) |
N.B. "Bath" means a fixed bath, and "with bath" includes dwellings with baths
elsewhere than in a bathroom.
"Inside W.C." includes dwellings with W.C.'s both inside and outside the
dwelling.
Details of facilities could not be recorded for privately owned dwellings where access
was not obtained, but these are assumed to possess or not posses the facilities in the same
proportions as for similar properties where access was gained. Although not directly comparable
with the Census figures (because of the different definition of a dwelling), the reduction in the
percentages of dwellings without a bath, of about one quarter, compared with 1961 probably
represents the correct order of magnitude. This improvement is due partly to the demolition of
older obsolete dwellings, partly to the installation of baths in dwellings previously without them,
and partly to installation consequent to conversions.
Most of the dwellings without exclusive use of a W.C. would presumably share one with
another dwelling; since these would not be recorded as lacking a W.C. in the Census, no comparison
is possible with the Census figures.
POTENTIAL IMPROVEMENTS
The following table shows the possibilities of improving facilities.
Table 8 - Improvements Possible
| AREA | BATH ONLY REQUIRED | W.C. ONLY REQUIRED | BATH AND W.C. REQUIRED |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chingford | 25 | 275 | 125 |
| N. W'stow | 375 | 925 | 1,475 |
| S. W'stow | 525 | 1,450 | 2,462 |
| Leyton | 1,100 | 2,875 | 3,913 |
| Total | 2,025 | 5,525 | 7,975 |
N.B. These cover only those dwellings where improvement is practicable, and where
conversion is not considered possible, and relate only to the 93% of the sample
dwellings which were inspected internally.
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