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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Tottenham 1954
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Tottenham]
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At the end of 1954 the following housing schemes were in hand or at some planning stage, namely:-
| Type of Dwellings | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Bed | 2 Beds | 3 Beds | 4 Beds | ||
| Sites in Possession of Council | |||||
| Dwellings in course of erection | |||||
| Markfield | 20 | 48 | 24 | - | 92 |
| Manor Road | - | 12 | - | - | 12 |
| Penshurst Road | 12 | - | 12 | - | 24 |
| Rheola House | 6 | 16 | 8 | - | 30 |
| High Road/Northumberland Park | 1 | 34 | 4 | 1 | 40 |
| West Green Road | - | 26 | 16 | - | 42 |
| Tewkesbury | - | 44 | 23 | - | 67 |
| Total | 39 | 180 | 87 | 1 | 307 |
| Building not yet started | |||||
| Roads & Sewer work in hand | |||||
| Tewkesbury | 10 | 3 | 11 | - | 24 |
| Asplins | - | 6 | - | - | 6 |
| Schemes at Tender stage | |||||
| *Cheshunt | 4 | 2 | - | - | 6 |
| West Green | - | 19 | 8 | 1 | 28 |
| Schemes at Planning Stage | |||||
| Rectory Farm | 68 | 40 | 28 | - | 136 |
| Chesnut Road | - | 12 | - | - | 12 |
| Forster Road | 12 | - | - | - | 12 |
| High Road | 24 | 24 | - | - | 48 |
| Total | 118 | 106 | 47 | 1 | 272 |
| Sites not in Possession of Council | |||||
| Schemes at Planning Stage | |||||
| Markfield | 8 | 16 | 32 | - | 56 |
| Hale | 42 | 46 | 30 | - | 118 |
| *Potters Bar | 45 | 99 | 149 | 8 | 301 |
| Total | 95 | 161 | 211 | 8 | 475 |
| Total Number of Dwellings in Course of Erection or planned at 31.12.54. | 252 | 447 | 345 | 10 | 1,054 |
* Sites outside the Borough.
The Council also manage 879 requisitioned properties which accommodate
1,098 families.
Allocation of Accommodation
The following statement of families on the Council's general housing
lists, which has been supplied by the Housing Manager, gives some indication