[Report 1936] / Medical Officer of Health and Sanitary / Public Health Inspector, Peterborough City.

  • Peterborough (England). City Council. nr 94004832.
Date:
1936
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Credit: [Report 1936] / Medical Officer of Health and Sanitary / Public Health Inspector, Peterborough City. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    § It was on the reduced number in the above table that a number of houses were found to be possibly overcrowded, and detailed measurements were obtained by the Housing Inspectors. The following tabular statement repeats in summary the information which follows but is required by the Ministry of Health Annual Reports Circular 1561 HOUSING ACT, 1935—OVERCROWDING. (a) 1. Number of dwellings overcrowded at the end of the year . 108 2. Number of families dwelling therein . . 113 3. Number of persons dwelling therein . ...... 599 (b) Number of new cases of overcrowding reported during the year 12 The following are details of the result of survey of all Corporation property and other property of the rateable value of £18 or under :—- CORPORATION PROPERTY. Ward. Overcrowded. Uncrowded. Paston 8 372 North nil 32 West . v. 2 133 East 31 304 South 1 57 42 898 Or 4.47 per cent. Overcrowded houses of a total of 940 surveyed. NON-CORPORATION PROPERTY. Ward. Overcrowded. Uncrowded Paston 4 1634 North . 11 2358 West . 6 2715 East . . 37 2151 South 8 1061 General (above limit on Form C) 35 66 9954 or .66 per cent. Overcrowded Houses of total of 10,020 surveyed.