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Poplar 1957

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Poplar, Metropolitan Borough]

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HOUSING

Table: Details of new housing accommodation completed in the Borough during 1957 are as follows:-

Details of new housing accommodation completed in the Borough during 1957 are as follows:-

Poplar Borough Council39 dwellings
London County Council -Devons Estate177 dwellings

Table: The number of families living in property owned or managed by the Borough Council at 31st December, 1957, was as follows:-

The number of families living in property owned or managed by the Borough Council at 31st December, 1957, was as follows:-

Type of dwellingNo. of Lettings
Pre-war Council houses and flats1,058
Post-war Council houses and flats1,457
Temporary bungalows515
Old properties in Compulsory Purchase Areas49
Requisitioned Properties443
Temporary hutments3
TOTAL PROPERTIES.3,525