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Hammersmith 1960

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hammersmith Borough]

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Permanent Estates.
During the year both the Borough Council and the London
County Council were engaged in providing accommodation for
those in the greatest need, and whilst no new dwellings were actually
erected by the London County Council the under-mentioned flats
were completed by the Borough Council:—
37-38, Ashchurch Park Villas 8
33-34, Ashchurch Park Villas 8
218, Goldhawk Road 16
Riverside Gardens 28
Clifton House, 127-129, Uxbridge Road 12}
45, Lakeside Road}
49a-53, Lakeside Road}
66-68, Lakeside Road 27} Conversions
70-74, Lakeside Road}
76-78, Lakeside Road}
84, Lakeside Road}
Total 99
The Council acts as landlord for 3,408 principal tenants. The
properties managed include houses, flats, pre-fabs, acquired and
converted accommodation.
The following table illustrates the progress that is being made :
1. Number of families rehoused by the Borough
Council in new flats and houses since the war1,401
2. Number of families rehoused by the Borough
Council in rebuilt houses since the war30
3. Number of families rehoused in pre-fabricated
dwellings since the war 80
(Still living in pre-fabricated dwellings at the end
of the year=38)
4. Number of families on the Waiting List at the end
of the year 1,614
All properties which had been requisitioned by the Council
were de-requisitioned by the 31st March, 1960, under a statutory
obligation.