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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
Deptford 1927
Annual report on the health of the Metropolitan Borough of Deptford
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The department concerned at the County Council has courteously
replied to all the recommendations made. Evidently there is accommodation
to be bad at Becontree, but this is too far away for many
who must live near their work, Sometimes cases have to be refused
because the family means lead one to infer that the rent would be too
much for them.
I have dealt with the remedy elsewhere—the demolition of condemned
areas, the erection of flats, the moving-up of families
according to circumstances.
The following is the table giving some details in the case of thirty of the families whose cases were investigated on complaint.
| Applicant's Address. | Husband's Work. | Rooms Occupied. | Number in family and circumstances. | Remarks. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Oldfield Road | Dock work casual | One | Man, wife, four children, 7 yrs. to 8 mos. Total cub. capacity, 1057 cub. feet. Has 1 bed, 1 cot and 1 box. | Offers to pay 10s. rent, wants flat at Watergate Street. Specially recommended to L.C.C. |
| 2. Cottesbrooke Street | Clerk, £4 10s. per week | One small bed-room. Share one small living room with another couple. Family washing done here. | Man, wife, 3 children, 4 yrs. to 1 month. | Would consider Becontree Recommended to L.C.C. |
| 3. Pomeroy Street | – | One room | 5 people | Recommended |
| 4. Blackhorse Road | Main layer, | One room. Rent 5s. 4d. | Man, wife, 4 children, 9 yrs. to 3 months. | Recommended |
| 5. New Cross Road | – | One room, family has ill-health | Man, wife, 2 children, 3 yrs. and 6 months. | Recommended |
| 6. Crossfield Street | Fireman, £2 17s. 6d. permanently employed | One room 724½ cub. feetone bed, others make up on the floor. | Man, wife, 6 children under 10 years. | Refused by L.C.C, for Becontree. |
| 7. Hyde Street | Stoker £2-£3 per week | One room, 1260 cubic feet. | Man, wife, 3 children under 5 | |
| 8. Clandon Street | Marine engineer, £3 7s per week. | Living room and bedroom, each 720 cubic feet. | Man, wife, 4 children under 6 | Recommended to L.C.C. |
| 9. Liardet Street | In regular work. | One room | Man, wife, 3 children under 8 | |
| 10. Fawcett Road | Hairdresser | 2 small rooms, 700 and 340 cubic feet. | Man, wife, 5 children under 9 | Willing to pay 14s. anywhere. Recommended to L.C.C. |