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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 1959
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Tottenham]
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| Year | Number of Houses | Cost | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| s. | d. | |||
| 1945 | 17 | 658 | 3 | 11 |
| 1946 | 152 | 7,329 | 16 | 8 |
| 1947 | 241 | 14,272 | 16 | 9 |
| 1948 | 181 | 13,160 | 8 | 4 |
| 1949 | 106 | 6,593 | 6 | 5 |
| 1950 | 77 | 4,035 | 8 | 5 |
| 1951 | 72 | 3,186 | 3 | 4 |
| 1952 | 47 | 2,445 | 1 | 9 |
| 1953 | 33 | 1,918 | 8 | 0 |
| 1954 | 30 | 1,347 | 4 | 2 |
| 1955 | 26 | 1,042 | 3 | 3 |
| 1956 | 19 | 489 | 10 | 8 |
| 1957 | 17 | 510 | 13 | 9 |
| 1958 | 8 | 527 | 1 | 6 |
| 1959 | 7 | 241 | 16 | 10 |
Premises the subject of Demolition Orders not demolished as at 31st December, 1959
| Premises | Date of Order |
|---|---|
| 5-8 Union Row | 11. 8.43 |
| 78 Stamford Road | 29. 1.57 |
| 33 Waverley Road | 4.11.57 |
| 38 St. Ann's Road | * 6.12.57 |
| 10 Markfield Road | *30.10.58 |
| 58 Tewkesbury Road | 12. 5.59 |
| 28 Avenue Road | *23.10.59 |
* These premises were still occupied
at 31st December, 1959
Overcrowding
This term is apt to be misunderstood since it has come to be applied more specifically
where large families occupy parts of houses. Statutory overcrowding, on the other hand, is
clearly defined in section 77 of the Housing Act, 1957 -
"77. (1) A dwelling-house shall be deemed for the purposes of this act to be overcrowded
at any time when the number of persons sleeping in the house either -
(a) is such that any two of those persons, being persons ten years old or
more of opposite sexes and not being persons living together as
husband and wife, must sleep in the same room; or