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Tottenham 1938

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Tottenham]

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36
Ward.
Percentage Overcrowded.
1935.
1937.
1938.
Bruce Grove and Central
1.4
.62
.48
Chestnuts
3.2
1.66
1.10
Coleraine
2.8
1.09
.69
Green Lanes
1.77
.70
.38
High Cross and Stoneleigh
3.16
1.58
1.04
Park
3.9
2.20
1.64
Seven Sisters
6.07
3.42
2.37
Stamford Hill
1.77
.87
.64
Town Hall
3.7
1.90
1.26
West Green
1.33
.56
.29
White Hart Lane
6.58
3.24
2.69
In connection with, the overcrowding provisions of the Housing
Act, 1936, 1,054 certificates as to the permitted number of occupiers
have been furnished to the owners during the year under review.
Clearance Areas.
No official representations were made during the year, but a number
are in course of preparation.
In January, the Ministry of Health held an Inquiry with respect
to 135 houses in the following Areas, respecting which official representations
were made in 1937:—
Alexandra Road 5 houses.
South Grove 3 houses.
Brook Street 18 houses.
Cornwall Road 109 houses.
and confirmed the Orders with the exception of Nos. 60 and 62, Cornwall
Road.