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Bethnal Green 1951
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Bethnal Green Borough]
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(1) Number of separate tenements or underground
rooms in respect of which Closing Orders
were made 2
(2) Number of separate tenements or underground
rooms in respect of which Closing Orders
were determined, the tenement or room having
been rendered fit Nil
(e) Proceedings under Section 25 of the Housing
Act, 1936
(1) Number of dwellinghouses included in Clearance
Areas 92
(2) Number of dwellinghouses demolished as a
result of Clearance Area procedure Nil
Re-Housing Programme
The following statement shows the number of families and persons accommodated by the Housing Committee to the 31st December, 1951.
| Houses | Families | Persons | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Council flats | 77 | 77 | 289 |
| Prefabricated houses - hutments | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Requisitioned properties | 78 | 78 | 268 |
| Total | 156 | 156 | 559 |
At the end of the year there were approximately 2,285
applications for re-housing outstanding.