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Chelsea 1940
Annual report of the Medical Officer of Health for Chelsea, 1940
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TABLE No. 36.
Pre-War Housing.
Properties Owned and Managed by the Chelsea Borough Council.
| Property. | No. of Flats | Population (approx.) | Rents. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sir Thomas More Buildings, Beaufort Street | 262 | 725 | 4/11 to 13/10 per week |
| Pond House, Pond Place | 32 | 125 | 10/8 to 14/9 per week. |
| Onslow Dwellings, Pond Place ... | 108 | 312 | 6/6 to 8/7 per week. |
| Grove Buildings, Chelsea Manor Street | 120 | 220 | 4/2 to 7/8 per week. |
| 522 | 1,382 |
Private enterprise, benevolent agencies and trusts had also made
very important contributions to housing in Chelsea prior to 1914. These
are shown in Table No. 37.
TABLE No. 37.
Properties erected by Private Enterprise, Benevolent Agencies,
Trusts, etc.
| Property. | No. of Flats. | Population (approx.) | Rents. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sutton Model Dwellings, Cale Street | 660 | 2,037 | 3/5 to 10/10 per week. |
| Lewis Trust Dwellings, Ixworth Place | 398 | 1,299 | 3/1 to 10/3 per week. |
| Marlborough Buildings, Walton Street | 162 | 391 | 9/0 to 20/0 per week. |
| Guinness Buildings, Draycott Avenue | 303 | 711 | 2/3 to 7/5 per week. |
| Peabody Buildings, Lawrence Street | 68 | 163 | 3/8 to 8/4 per week. |
| Chelsea Park Dwellings, King's Road | 54 | 114 | 3/5 to 12/6 per week. |
It will be seen that in Chelsea at the outbreak of war there was available
accommodation for about 7,000 persons of wage-earning class—an amount
which, in proportion to population, was considerably higher than that
obtaining in any other metropolitan borough.