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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
Finsbury 1963
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Finsbury Borough]
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SECTION D.
HOUSING
General:
According to the data provided by the Registrar General, the
total number of structurally separate dwellings occupied at the time
of the census in April 1961 was 9,262. Taking into account the
numbers of premises demolished and those newly erected or converted
since that date, it is estimated that the total number of dwellings
in the Borough at the end of 1963 was 9,602 disregarding empty
properties.
The dwellings in the Borough consist of approximately 7,210 flats
and 2,390 houses. The proportion of flats has increased considerably
in recent years following the demolition of many unfit houses and the
erection of flats on the sites.
As a matter of interest, the age of the dwellings has been estimated as follows:-
| Percentage built before 1850 | 7 | |||
| Percentage built between 1850 & 1875 | 20 | |||
| Percentage built between 1875 & 1900 | 26 | |||
| Percentage built between 1900 & 1919 | 4 | |||
| Percentage built between 1919 & 1945 | 9 | |||
| Percentage built since 1945 | 34 | |||
Ownership of the flats is roughly as follows:-
| Finsbury Borough Council | 2,300 |
| London County Council | 620 |
| City Corporation | 540 |
| Metropolitan Police | 130 |
| Housing Associations | 1,830 |
| Private Ownership | 1,790 |
NEW BUILDING The following new dwellings were completed during 1963:-
| By Finsbury Borough Council | |||
| Charles Simmons House, Margery Street | 16 flats | ||
| Barnabas House) | King Square Estate | 36 flats | |
| Macclesfield House) | 65 flats | ||
| Rahere House) | 95 flats | ||
| By London county Council | |||
| Anchor House, Wenlake Estate | 20 flats | ||