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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
Greenwich 1946
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Greenwich Borough]
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| Site. | No. | Type. | Accommodation. | Position at end of 1946. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cherry Orchard | 112 | Flats in 7 blocks each of 4 storeys | Living room, 3 bed-rooms, kitchen, separate bathroom and W.C.; pram and cycle shed. | Work in pro-gress; portion nearing com-pletion. |
| Cherry Orchard | 48 | Houses, semi-detached 'Orlit' pre-cast block concrete. | Living room, dining room, kitchen, 3 bedrooms, separate bathroom and W.C. | Work in pro-gress. |
| Cherry Orchard (Marlborough Lane) | 28 | 2-storey permanent brick-built houses. 4 blocks of 4 storeys; 56 pairs of semi-detached houses. | Living room, dining room, kitchen, 3 bedrooms, bath-room, separate W.C., outside W.C. and fuel store. | Work com-menced. |
| Coldbath Street < | 128 | Flats in 4 blocks, each of 4 storeys | Living room, dining room, kitchen, bathroom, separate W.C. 6 will contain 4 bedrooms 73 will contain 3 bedrooms 49 will contain 2 bedrooms | Layout ap-proved by L.C.C. |
| Victoria Way (South) • | 74 | Flats in blocks 3 blocks of 2 storeys 10 blocks of 3 storeys 1 block of 4 storeys | Living room, dining room,kitchen, bath-room and separate W.C. Garage ac-commodation. 68 will contain 3 bedrooms 6 will contain 2 bedrooms | Scheme approved. |
| Extension of East Mascalls (late Champion Terrace) | 24 | Flats for aged persons 2 blocks of 3 storeys each. | 12 combined bed sitting room. 12 one-bedroom, each with kitchen, combined bath-room and W.C. | Tender accepted—work about to start. |
Overcrowding.—The number of cases of overcrowding reported
during the year was 506. These were investigated by the
Sanitary Inspectors and 261 were found to be overcrowded according
to the standards laid down by the Housing Act 1036. Seventy-nine
of these cases were granted new accommodation on the L.C.C.
Housing Estates.