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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
Poplar 1934
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Poplar, Metropolitan Borough]
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(II) Represented prior to 1934.
| Area. | Clearance Area. | Whether additional lands acquired. | No. of persons in added lands. | Acreage of total area. | Remarks and Present Position. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Title. | No. of houses. | No. of persons. | Date of resolution. | ||||
| — | ||||||||
| 1 | Emmett Street | 11 | 70 | 22.1.31 | Yes | Nil | 1.09 | 78 flats being erected by Borough Council—ready early 1935. For rehousing areas 2a, 2b, 4b, 10, 24 and 29. |
| 2a | Silver Lion Court | 7 | 36 | 28.9.33 | No | — | 0.11 | Clearance only. Waiting accommodation on No. 1 area. |
| 2b | Pennyfields | 4 | 7 | No | — | 0.035 | ||
| 3 | Collins Place | 8 | 54 | ,, | Yes | 6 | 0.23 | Negotiations proceeding. |
| 4a | Commodore Court | 15 | 76 | ,, | Yes | 37 | 0.518 | |
| 4b | Surrey Place (West) | 3 | 17 | ,, | No | — | 0.057 | |
| 6 | Benworth Street | 8 | 48 | 22.1.31 | No | — | 0.27 | 16 flats erected on site by Borough Council, 1932. |
| 9 | Prospect Place | 12 | 84 | 27.10.32 | No | — | 0.24 | Houses demolished 1933. Part of possible larger area. |
| 10 | Clifton Street | 16 | 159 | 28.9.33 | No | — | 0.19 | Site to be developed as open space. To be rehoused on No. 1 area. |
| 15 | Old Ford Road | 9 | 46 | 26.3.31 | No | 0.30 | Site cleared by Borough Council. 20 flats being erected—ready early 1935. | |
| 21 | Prince Arthur's Avenue | 9 | 108 | 26.10.33 | Yes | 11 | 0.33 | Negotiations proceeding. |
| 24 | Ulmar Place | 5 | 31 | 28.9.33 | No | — | .07 | Clearance only. To be rehoused on |
| 29 | Cruden Place | 3 | 21 | No | — | .028 | area No. 1. | |
| 32 | The Retreat, St. Leonards Road | 2 | 10 | No | — | .03 | Clearance only. Demolished by owners, 1934. | |
| Totals (a) | 112 | 767 | 54 | |||||
| (b) London County Council:— | ||||||||
| — | W. Ferry Road (East Side) | 77 | 409 | 19.4.31 | Yes | — | 4.6 | Flats being erected by London County Council. |
| — | Oliver Court | 20 | 132 | 16.12.30 | No | — | 0.33 | Premises demolished. |
| 5 | Ranwell Street (Nos. 1 and 2) | 37 | 158 | 25.7.33 | Yes | 59 | 1.437 | Inquiry 10.1.34. Confirmation Orders issued 14.3.34. |
| Totals (b) | 134 | 699 | 59 | |||||
| — | Baker's Alley | (Represented in 1919. Order made December, 1924.) During 1934 this site has been cleared and three blocks of flats erected. | ||||||