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Tottenham 1954
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Tottenham]
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Provision of Municipal Houses and Flats
The erection of dwellings in the borough since the war has been dependent
upon the utilisation of bombed sites and clearance areas, so that it has been
necessary for the Council to seek building sites outside the borough. This
has proved extremely difficult, but it has been possible to build an estate
at Cheshunt and 21.6 acres of land are being acquired at Potters Bar for
housing purposes.
The following statement of units of accommodation erected by the Council shows the scattered nature of the post-war schemes consequent upon the shortage of land:-
| Scheme | Type of Dwelling | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Bed | 2 Beds | 3 Beds | 4 Beds | 5 Beds | ||
| Pre-war Permanent Dwellings | ||||||
| 1919 Scheme (Coombes Croft & White Hart Lane) | - | 32 | 380 | 16 | - | 428 |
| 1924 Scheme (White Hart Lane) | - | 28 | 359 | - | - | 387 |
| 1938 Scheme (Scotland Green) | - | 20 | 16 | - | - | 36 |
| *1936 Scheme (Weir Hall, Edmonton) | 40 | 174 | 120 | 22 | - | 356 |
| 40 | 254 | 875 | 38 | - | 1,207 | |
| Post-war Permanent Dwellings | ||||||
| Allington | 32 | - | 108 | 12 | - | 152 |
| Asplins | 4 | - | 43 | 6 | - | 53 |
| Burbridge Way | 4 | 42 | 32 | - | - | 78 |
| * Cheshunt (Waltham Cross) | 8 | 47 | 100 | 24 | - | 179 |
| Cornwall Road | 20 | 8 | 42 | - | - | 70 |
| Devon Road | 24 | - | 89 | 8 | - | 121 |
| Kathleen Ferrier Court | 3 | - | 13 | 2 | 1 | 19 |
| Lawrence Road | 4 | 17 | 4 | - | - | 25 |
| Love Lane | 4 | 16 | - | - | 20 | |
| Lydford Road | 10 | - | - | - | 10 | |
| Reynardson Court | - | 16 | - | - | - | 16 |
| Tewkesbury I | 6 | 40 | 14 | - | - | 60 |
| Tewkesbury II | 21 | 20 | 10 | - | - | 51 |
| *Weir Hall (Edmonton) | - | 14 | 16 | - | - | 30 |
| 140 | 220 | 471 | 52 | 1 | 884 | |
| Post-war Temporary Bungalows | - | 309 | - | - | - | 309 |
| Miscellaneous Properties acquired for housing purposes | 2 | 4 | 16 | - | - | 22 |
| TOTAL | 182 | 787 | 1,362 | 90 | 1 | 2,422 |
* Estates outside the Borough.