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Greenwich 1949
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Greenwich Borough]
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Overcrowding.—The number of complaints received during
the year was 519. These cases were investigated by the Sanitary
Inspectors concerned and in 168 instances families were found to
be overcrowded according to the standards laid down by the Housing
Act, 1936.
As a direct result of rehousing by the Council's Housing Department
and the L.C.C., 121 cases of overcrowding were abated during
the year under review.
The problem of future housing development has been constantly before the Council and in this respect, whilst not finally settled, the following additions and extensions have been envisaged:—
| Victoria Way (North) | 72 |
| Cherry Orchard | 320 |
| Blackheath Hill | 22 |
| Greenwich High Road | 18 |
| Ashburnham Place | 12 |
| Elliscombe Road | 12 |
| Invicta Road | 18 |
Excluding the families accommodated in requisitioned property,
the total number of dwellings provided since the termination of the
war is now 2,578.
Council Housing.—Additional to the 8 three-bedroom type
houses being erected on the Woolacoombe Road site there were
393 flats in the course of construction at the end of the year. Many
of these are expected to be occupied before the end of 1950 and the
following table gives an indication of the type of dwellings to be made
available in the various areas:—
Type Springfields Tuskar Street
Coldbath
Street
TOTAL
1 Bedroom Type 5 21 — 26
2 „ „ 71 3 47 121
3 „ „ 137 12 75 224
4 „ „ 16 — 6 22
Totals 229 36 128 393
New Housing Accommodation.—The following table lists the new dwellings erected in the Borough during the year:—
| G.B.C. | L.C.C. | Private | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Permanent Houses | — | 380 | 382 | |
| Permanent Houses (rebuilt) | — | 3 | 15 | |
| Flats | 60 | 59 | 120 | |
| 60 | 442 | 517 |