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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
Chelsea 1940
Annual report of the Medical Officer of Health for Chelsea, 1940
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TABLE No. 38. Post-War Housing.
| Name of Undertaking. | Area of Site. | Total Cost. | Date of Completion. | Number of Flats. | Population. | Rents. | Remarks. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hortensia House, Hortensia Road. | 1 acre, 12 poles. | £49,000 | 1925 | 56 | 202 persons. | 22/10 to 31/-per week. | Rents drawn up on an economic basis on instructions of Ministry of Health. |
| Guinness Trust Buildings, King's Road. | 1 acre, 3 roods, 28J poles. | £21,200 (cost of site). | 1929 | 160 | 747 persons. | 4/- to 13/- per week, exclusive of rates. | Site leased for a term of 99 years at a nominal rent by the Borough Council to the Guinness Trust. |
| Peabody Trust Buildings, Chelsea Manor Street. | 1 acre, 16 poles. | £19,000 (cost of site). | 1931 | 112 | 510 persons. | 5/- to 13/6 per week, exclusive of rates. | Site leased for a term of 99 years at a nominal rent by the Borough Council to the Peabody Trust. |
| World's End Passage Improvement Scheme. | 2 acres, 17 poles. | £7,300 (approximate cost of site). | 1935 | 64 | 327 persons. | Site leased for a term of 99 years at a nominal rent by the Borough Council to the Chelsea Housing Improvement Society. The Estate is managed by a representative of The Women House Property Managers. | |
| Chelsea Manor Buildings, Chelsea Manor Street. | 2 acres, 35 poles. | £61,862 | - | 94 | 214 persons | 6/6 to 18/-per week. | Site purchased and buildings being erected by Borough Council. |
| 486 | 2,000 |