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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
Dagenham 1930
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Dagenham]
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1928, and the southern portion completed by the addition of 600
houses in No. 6a section over a period of two years.
In the latter half of 1928 the last section Dagenham No. 11
was started and was completed early in 1930.
The following table summarises the rate of development of the various sections :—
TABLE I.
| Erection. | Number of Houses. | Time taken over Erection, | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Started. | Completed. | Years. | Months. | ||
| HfordNo.l | 11 /1921 | 1 /25 | 1,321 | 3 | 2 |
| Valence No. 4 | 6/25 | 0/26 | 1,055 | 1 | 0 |
| ValcnceNo.7 | 3/26 | 3/27 | 1,005 | 1 | 0 |
| Beeontree No.10 | 3/27 | 2,089 | 1 | 9 | |
| Dagcnham No. 2 | 9/23 | 7/25 | 990 | 1 | 10 |
| Dagenham No.3 | 9/24 | 8 /25 | 996 | 1 | 0 |
| Dagenham No. 6 | 12/25 | 3/27 | 994 | 1 | 3 |
| Dagenham No. 6a | 8/26 | 11/28 | 590 | 2 | 3 |
| Dagcnham No. 8 | 4/27 | 10/28 | 2,236 | 1 | 6 |
| Dagenham No.9 | 2/28 | 10/29 | 1,823 | 1 | 8 |
| Dagenham No. 11 | 7/28 | 3/30 | 1,800 | 1 | 9 |
The actual growth of the Dagenham portion of the Bccontree Estate is shown by the following table :—
TABLE II.
| Year. | Number of Houses built, during the Year. | Total Number of Houses. |
|---|---|---|
| 1921 | 36 | 36 |
| 1922 | 946 | 982 |
| 1923 | 406 | 1,388 |
| 1924 | 1,279 | 2,667 |
| 1925 | 1,418 | 4,085 |
| 1926 | 2,114 | 6,1 99 |
| 1927 | 3,402 | 9,601 |
| 1928 | 4,048 | 13,649 |
| 1929 | 1,400 | 1 5,033 |
| 1930 | 232 | 15,265 |
In the first few years, development was comparatively slow.
Moreover the sections were widely separated from each other and
individually sparsely populated. With progress of development,
new sections were added adjacent to the older comparatively
scattered population. This was most marked in 1927 by which
time the general filling up of the Estate had begun. Along with