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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 1954
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Greenwich Borough]
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New Housing Accommodation.—The following table lists the new dwellings erected in the Borough during 1954 :—
| Type of Dwelling | G.b.C. | l.C.C | Private | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Permanent Houses | 6 | 4 | 17 | 27 |
| Permanent Houses (rebuilt) | — | — | 17 | 17 |
| Flats | 26 | — | 1 | 27 |
| Flats (rebuilt) | — | — | — | — |
| Total No. of Dwellings | 32 | 4 | 35 | 71 |
Excluding the families accommodated in requisitioned property,
the total number of dwellings provided in the Borough since the
termination of the war is now 4,088.
Council Housing Schemes.
(a) Dwellings completed during the year under review.
Site Dwellings
Bramhope Lane ... ... ... 2
Charlton Village (Earl House) ... 3 (and 3 shops)
Pond Road (Fulthorpe Road) ... 27
(b) Dwellings in the course of construction at the end of the
current year.
Site Dwellings
Pond Road 78
Woolwich Road/Tuskar Street 12
26 Kidbrooke Grove 18
Ormiston Road 8
Total 116
(c) Whilst not confirmed the following list of suggested addi—
tions and extensions envisaged by the Council has been supplied by
the Borough Engineer.
Site Dwellings, 1955
Coldbath Street 88
Humber/Ruthin Roads 16
Blackheath Hill 22
Little Heath 24
Merriman Road 14
Ormiston Road North and
Halstow Road 11
Greenwich High Road 24 (say)
if obtained
Troughton/Woolwich Roads 20-24
Annandale Road 6