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Greenwich 1962
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Greenwich Borough]
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Excluding the families accommodated it; requisitioned
property, the total number of dwellings provided in the Borough
since the termination of the war is now 5,955.
Council Housing Schemes.—(Information supplied by the
Borough Engineer).
(a) Schemes in progress at the end of the current year :—
Site Dwellings
Haddo Street 164
Lansdowne Lane 54
Vanbrugh Park 176
31-32 Gloucester Circus 21
(b) Building programme for rehousing envisaged for 1963,
et sea with estimated completion dates :—
Site Dwellings
1963
Lansdowne Lane 54
Plumbridge Street 2
Wellington Gardens 14
Vanbrugh Park 176
31-32 Gloucester Circus 21
1964
Heathway 51
Maze Hill 25
Coleraine Road 40
280 Shooter's Hill Road 29
Woolwich Road/Charlton Church Lane 23
Kidbrooke Park Close 77
1965/66
Old Dover Road 181
Several other schemes are envisaged, some of which will be
carried out by Private Architects, but at this stage it is impossible
to forecast completion dates.
Movable Dwellings.—The current year saw a substantial
increase in the number of homeless seeking accommodation from
the County Council. As a consequence, formal applications were
received from the London County Council for licences to utilise
vacant sites in the Borough for movable dwellings.