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Bethnal Green 1956
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Bethnal Green Borough]
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SECTION C
HOUSING
Clearance Areas (Section 25 Housing Act, 1936)
Areas which were represented or were the subject of Public
Inquiry during the year were as follows:-
Cranbrook Street (Bethnal Green Borough Council)
Buxton Street (London County Council)
Newllng Street " " "
Colllngwood Street ,, ,, "
Demolition of Insanitary Houses (Section 11 Housing Act, 1936)
Having regard to the effect of demolition upon adjoining
property, Closing Orders were made upon eight premises in accordance
with Section 10 of the Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions)
Act, 1953, in lieu of making Demolition Orders under Section 11 of
the Housing Act, 1936.
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 1955 | 46l | |
| New cases reported during 1956 | 13 | |
| Total | 474 | |
| Overcrowding abated during 1956 | 16 | |
| On register at end of 1956 | ||
| Families | Equiv. Adults | |
| Rehoused by London County Council | 13 | 55 |
| Rehoused by Bethnal Green Borough Council | 2 | 19½ |
| Removed from register:- | ||
| No longer overcrowded by reason of altered | ||
| circumstances | - | - |
| Removed, mostly without trace | 1 | 4 |
| Removed, premises demolished | - | - |
| Totals 16 | 78½ | |