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Barking 1930
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Barking]
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| (11) Number of representations made with a view to the making of Closing Orders | 8 |
| (12) Number of dwelling houses in respect of which Closing Orders were made | 8 |
| (13) Number of dwelling houses in respect of which Closing Orders were determined, the dwelling houses having been rendered fit | Nil |
| (14) Number of dwelling houses in respect of which Demolition Orders were made | 4 |
| (15) Number of dwelling houses demolished in pursuance of Demolition Orders | 4 |
37. HOUSING CONDITIONS.
(a) General Observations.—The total number of inhabited
houses in the district is 10,941, which, compared with the total of
6,762 at the census of 1921, gives an indication of the growth of the
town during the past decade, the greatest increase having taken
place during the immediate past two years.
Of the total of 10,941 dwelling houses, 1,216 are owned by the
Council and approximately 2,000 have been erected in the area by
the London County Council since the year 1929.
It is interesting to note that 1,499 houses have been purchased
by occupiers with assistance under the Small Dwellings Acquisition
Act.
The houses in the area are of the typical town street terrace
type of cottage. Apart from the old houses situated in the Abbey
and Centra) Wards, together with a few cottages of a rural character
on the outskirts of the district, the dwellings are of a vype and structure
which permit of adequate lighting and ventilation, with reasonable
back garden area.