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Poplar 1958

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

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SECTION C

Table: HOUSINGDetails of new housing accommodation completed in the Borough during 1958 are as follows:-

HOUSING

Details of new housing accommodation completed in the Borough during 1958 are as follows:-

Poplar Borough Council52 dwellings
London County Council270 dwellings

Table: The number of families living in property owned or managed by the Borough Council at 31st December, 1958, was as follows:-

The number of families living in property owned or managed by the Borough Council at 31st December, 1958, was as follows:-

Type of dwellingNo. of Lettings
Pre-war Council houses and flats1,058
Post-war Council houses and flats1,509
Temporary bungalows430
Old properties in Compulsory Purchase Areas67
Requisitioned Properties243
Acquired properties (Req. Houses Act, 1955)19
Other properties8
TOTAL PROPERTIES3,334

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