Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[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 |