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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

Poplar 1964

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

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SECTION C
HOUSING
Details of new housing accommodation completed in the
Borough during 1964 are as follows;
Poplar Borough Council - 70 dwellings
London County Council - 423 dwellings

Table: The number of families living in property owned or managed by the Borough Council at 31st December, 1964 was as follows:-

The number of families living in property owned or managed by the Borough Council at 31st December, 1964 was as follows:-

Type of DwellingNo. of Lettings
Pre-war Council houses and flats1,058
Post-war Council houses and flats1,804
Temporary bungalows327
Old properties in Compulsory Purchase Areas117
Acquired properties152
Other properties6
TOTAL PROPERTIES3,464