Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Annual report of the Medical Officer of Health for Chelsea, 1942
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TABLE No. 36.
Pre-War Housing.
Properties Owned and Managed by the Chelsea Borough Council.
Property. | No. of Flats | Population (approx.) | Rents. |
---|---|---|---|
Private enterprise, benevolent agencies and trusts had also made
very important contributions to housing in Chelsea prior to 1914. These
are shown in Table No. 37.
TABLE No. 36.
Pre-War Housing.
Properties Owned and Managed by the Chelsea Borough Council.
Property. | No. of Flats | Population (approx.) | Rents. |
---|---|---|---|
It will be seen that in Chelsea at the outbreak of war there was available
accommodation for about 7,000 persons of wage-earning class—an amount
which, in proportion to population, was considerably higher than that
obtaining in any other metropolitan borough.
TABLE No. 37.
Properties erected by Private Enterprise, Benevolent Agencies,
Trusts, etc.
Property. | No. of Flats. | Population (approx.) | Rents. |
---|---|---|---|