London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972

View report page

Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London

Bermondsey 1933

Report on the sanitary condition of the Borough of Bermondsey for the year 1933

This page requires JavaScript

Text

Copy text to clipboard

(61)
VIII.—SANITARY ADMINISTRATION.
HOUSING.
During the year, work in connection with the Borough
Council's housing scheme has proceeded rapidly, and 336 flats
and 14 shops have been erected on declared areas and acquired
sites.
Nine new areas have been declared by the Council, and as
indicated in my Annual Report for 1932, the Leroy Street Area
which was represented during that year, has been divided into two
smaller areas, as shewn in the following table, and the houses on
these two areas are now in course of demolition.

Table: The following are the areas declared:—

The following are the areas declared:—

Title of Clearance AreaArea on sq. ft. (approx.)No. of dwelling housesPopulationDate declared by Council
familiespersons
Tanner Street5,956784028/3/33
Leroy Street North28,528407030528/2/33
Leroy Street South and lands adjoining39,037548333828/2/33
Neptune Street and lands adjoining48,475677730625/4/33
Cranbourn Place and lands adjoining5,9367124027/6/33
Clove Place5,000982627/6/33
Elim Street and lands adjoining71,52210015060526/9/33
Cherry Garden Place and lands adjoining54,7115312845525/7/33
Aylton Street and lands adjoining33,792202811319/12/33
Renforth Street34,011445225519/12/33
Risdon Street15,08812136719/12/33

Table: During the year the following new premises have been erected by the Council:—

During the year the following new premises have been erected by the Council:—

PositionNumber of flatsNumber of families accommodated
Acorn Walk22 flats22 families accommodated
Amos Estate34 „ and 3 shops34 „ „
Lavender House29 „29 „ „
Redriff Estate42 „ and 6 „42 „ „
Silver Street Site34 „ 4 „34 „ „
Millpond Estate27 „27 „ „
Vauban Estate50 „ 1 shop50 „ „
Aylwin Estate14 „14 „ „
Stansfield Estate49 „49 „ „
Crosby Row Site35 „35 „ „