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Walthamstow 1908

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Walthamstow]

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Table: In 1901, the Census returns were given as follows:—TABLE II.

In 1901, the Census returns were given as follows:—

TABLE II.

Wards.Houses.Population.
Inhabited.Uninhabited.BuildingMale.Female.Total.
In occupation.Not in occupation.
St. James Street3,748411481011,39111,37322,764
High Street3,0863896409,8119,68719,498
Hoe Street3,80834242599,97511,12421,099
Wood Street2,54029147627,3817,82715,208
Northern2,901104662548,2748,27816,552
Totals16,0831251,09942546,83248,28995,121
17,759

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Since then plans have been passed ranging in numbers from 186 in
1902 to 168 in 1908, and presuming that every house for which a plan
has been deposited was completed and fit for occupation, the total
number existing would be 28,441.
The Overseers in their official returns certify as empty the following:—
Shops. Houses. Tenements. Total.
1908 154 1,246 497 1,897

Table: As compared with previous years:—

As compared with previous years:—

Shops.Houses.Tenements.Total.
19071171,2683521,737
1906531,5402811,874
1905751,6546112,340
19041121,2945931,999

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Assuming two tenements as one house, we have for the purpose of
estimating the population to reckon as empty 1,648 houses, and as a
number of those for which plans were passed in 1908 could not be
completed in the mid year, the total number then occupied could not
exceed 21,597.