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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
Bethnal Green 1950
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Bethnal Green Borough]
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Overcrowding (Housing Act, 1936).
Details of overcrowding in the Borough, and of cases where overcrowding was abated, are given below:—
| No. of cases | ||
|---|---|---|
| On register at end of 1949 | 975 | |
| New cases reported during 1950 | 203 | |
| Total | 1,178 | |
| Overcrowding abated during 1950 | 279 | |
| On register at end of 1950 | 899 | |
| Families | Eqitiv. adults | |
| Rehoused by London County Council.. | 190 | 816 |
| Rehoused by Bethnal Green Borough Council | 26 | 114 |
| Removed from register :— | ||
| No longer overcrowded by reason of altered circumstances | 33 | 161 |
| Removed, mostly without trace | 30 | 137 |
| Total | 279 | 1,228 |
New Housing.
During the year new housing accommodation was provided as shewn below:—
| Estate | By whom provided | No. of tenements |
|---|---|---|
| Firth House, Avebury Estate | L.C.C. | 24 |
| Simmons House, do. | do. | 16 |
| Crewe House, do. | do. | 8 |
| Jackson House, do. | do. | 8 |
| Sanger House, do. | do. | 8 |
| Dence House, do. | do. | 24 |
| Collingwood House, Collingwood Estate | do. | 70 |
| Rogers Estate, Sceptre Road | Borough Council | 70 |
| Mary MacArthur House, Usk Street | do. | 60 |
| Ellen Wilkinson House, Braemar Street | do. | 70 |
| Bunsen House, Bunsen Street | do. | 20 |
| Westbrook House, Victoria Park Square | East End Dwellings Co. | 39 |
| Hughes House, Sceptre Road | Sutton Dwellings Trust | 15 |
| Dawson House, do. | do. | 16 |
| Total | 448 |