London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972

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Tottenham 1919

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Tottenham District]

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High Cross Ward :—
Number of houses from which returns were received... 140
Population of these houses = 5:4 per house.
Number of houses intended for one family and inhabited
by one family 121
Number of houses intended for one family and inhabited
by more than one family 19
Number of inhabited houses in the Ward 3,512
„ „ tenements „ 1,488
Total 5,000
Applying the above figures to this number of houses :—
Population of Ward 27,375
Number of houses intended for one family and inhabited
by one family 3,000
Number of houses intended for one family and inhabited
by more than one family 2,000
Number of houses calculated to be overcrowded 175
Middle Ward:—
Number of houses from which returns were received 172
Population of these houses = 6.2 per house.
Number of houses intended for one family and inhabited
by one family 77
Number of houses intended for one family and inhabited
by more than one family 95
Number of inhabited houses in the Ward 4.183
„ „ tenements „ 1,549
Total 5,732
Applying the above figures to this number of houses:—
Population of Ward 30,736
Number of houses intended for one family and inhabited
by one family 2,564
Number of houses intended for one family and inhabited
by more than one family 3,164
Number of houses calculated to be overcrowded