London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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 1941
Annual report of the Medical Officer of Health for Chelsea, 1941
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| 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. | £40,000 | 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, 28 poles. | £21,200 (cost of site). | 1920 | 160 | 747 persons. | 41- to 13/- per week, exclusive of rales | 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. | Sito 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. | 5/- to 16/6 per week. | Site leased for a term of 99 years at a nominal rent by the Borough Council to the Chelsea Housing Improve-ment Society. The Estate is managed by a representative of The Women House Prop-erty 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 |