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Barking 1931
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Barking]
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HOUSES BUILT IX DISTRICT. 1926—1931.
| Total. | As part of Municipal Housing Scheme. | Others (including private enterprise and subsidy houses). | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1926 | 289 | 47 | 242 |
| 1927 | 358 | 30 | 328 |
| 1928 | 375 | 40 | 335 |
| 1929 | 700 | (Barking) 206 | 237 |
| (L.C.C.) 257 | |||
| 1930 | 1,064 | (Barking) 59 | 35 |
| (L.C.C.) 970 | |||
| 1931 | 2,557 | (Barking) 26 | 121 |
| (L.C.C.) 2,410 | |||
| Totals | 5,343 | 4,045 | 1,298 |
Of the 4,045 houses shown above as part of Municipal Housing Scheme, 408
were provided by the Borough of Barking and 3,637 by the London County Council.
It will be noted that the number of new houses erected as the result of private
enterprise is small. The houses so erected are of the town terrace type, with a gridlike
layout. There is little variety of design and but slight difference in mode of
treatment.
May I hope that the rest of such houses to be erected will be much more suitably
laid out, and thus compare favourably with the layout of the estates the Council
themselves have developed ?