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Tower Hamlets 1966
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Tower Hamlets, London Borough]
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TABLE 41
VISITS MADE BY HOUSING INSPECTORS AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANTS
| Underground rooms | 308 |
| Section 16. Housing Act, 1957 | 56 |
| " 17. do | |
| Slum clearance | 2,797 |
| Overcrowding | 85 |
| Standard and improvement grants | 36 |
| Betting offices (Betting and Gaming Act, 1960) | 8 |
| Town planning applications | 31 |
| Houses in multiple occupation | 340 |
| Preferential re-housing | 420 |
| Miscellaneous | 517 |
| Re-inspections | 2,253 |
| Notices served | 153 |
TABLE 42 DWELLINGS ERECTED DURING 1966
| (a) | By Borough Council | No. of Dwellings | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Argyle House, Manchester Road. | 20 | ||
| Bacton Tower, Roman Road. | 52 | ||
| Broadhurst House, Bede Road. | 30 | ||
| Cadell House, Shipton Street. | 18 | ||
| Cephas House extension, Cephas Street. | 6 | ||
| Clayhall Court, St. Stephen's Road. | 1 | ||
| Keats House, Sceptre Road. | 12 | ||
| Lewey House, Bede Road. | 92 | ||
| Lingard House, Manchester Road. | 36 | ||
| Mary James House, St. Peter's Avenue. | 16 | ||
| McEwen House, Roman Road. | 4 | ||
| Montfort House, St, Johns Parish Estate. | 18 | ||
| Sabella Court, Tredegar Road. | 39 | ||
| Sheppard House, St. Peters Avenue. | 46 | ||
| Sivill House, Columbia Square. | 76 | 466 | |
| (b) | By Greater London Council | ||
| Allenby House, Ocean Estate. | 40 | ||
| Channel House, Ocean Estate. | 40 | ||
| Corringham House, Pltsea Estate. | 28 | ||
| Doughty Court, Wapping Estate. | 34 | ||
| Dunmore Point, Virginia Estate. | 51 | ||
| Hobson's Place, Chicksand Estate. | 66 | ||
| Inglefi eld Square, Wapping Estate. | 24 | ||
| Linton House, Burdett Estate. | 24 | ||
| Oswell House, Wapping Estate. | 58 | ||
| Pennyfields, Birchfield Estate. | 14 | ||
| St. Leonard's Road, Brownfield Estate. | 12 | ||
| St. Paul's Way, Burdett Estate. | 14 | ||
| Sovereign House, Collingwood Estate. | 12 | ||
| Studland House, Ocean Estate. | 40 | ||
| Swedenborg Gardens, St. George's Estate. | 8 | ||
| Wingfield House, Virginia Estate. | 20 | 485 | |
| Total: | 951 | ||