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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 1957
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Greenwich Borough]
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It can be seen by the figures in the following table that there has been a definite decline since 1945 in the number of families found to be living in overcrowded conditions in the Borough :—
| Year | No. of cases of overcrowdingreported | |
|---|---|---|
| 1946 | 261 | |
| 1947 | 128 | |
| 1948 | 162 | |
| 1949 | 168 | |
| 1950 | 148 | |
| 1951 | 56 | |
| 1952 | 52 | |
| 1953 | 53 | |
| 1954 | 39 | |
| 1955 | 39 | |
| 1956 | 38 | |
| 11-year average | 104 | |
| 1957 | 25 | |
New Housing Accommodation.—The following table lists the new dwellings erected in the Borough during 1957:—
| Type of Dwelling | G.B.C. | L.C.C | Private | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Permanent Houses | 8 | 115 | 57 | 180 |
| Permanent Houses (rebuilt) | — | — | — | — |
| Flats | 6 | 92 | 82 | 180 |
| Flats (rebuilt) | — | — | — | — |
| Total No. of Dwellings | 14 | 207 | 139 | 360 |
Excluding the families accommodated in requisitioned property,
the total number of dwellings provided in the Borough since the
termination of the war is now 4,940
Council Housing Schemes.—(Information supplied by the Borough
Engineer).
(a) Schemes completed during the year under review.
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