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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
Tower Hamlets 1967
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Tower Hamlets, London Borough]
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| Underground rooms | 34 |
| Section 16. Housing Act, 1957 | |
| " 17 -do- | 80 |
| Slum clearance | 2,629 |
| Overcrowding | 104 |
| Standard and Improvement grants | 29 |
| Betting offices (Betting and Gaming Act, 1960) | 14 |
| Town planning applications | 67 |
| Houses in multiple occupation | 1,225 |
| Preferential re-housing | 674 |
| Miscellaneous | 67 |
| Re-Inspections | 2,847 |
| Notices served | 190 |
| No .of Dwellings | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (a) By Borough Council | |||||
| Bethnal Green Road 39 5A-405 | 6 | 267 | |||
| Blythendale House, Mansford Street | 54 | ||||
| Bonner Street 60-72 | 7 | ||||
| George Vale House, Mansford Street | 22 | ||||
| Knottisford Street 17-23 | 7 | ||||
| Mace Street 1-15 | 8 | ||||
| Morpeth Street 11-55 | 45 | ||||
| Pickard House, Bow Common Lane | 10 | ||||
| Portman Place 11-59 | 25 | ||||
| Scoulding House, Mellish Street | 18 | ||||
| Steadman House, Bow Common Lane | 5 | ||||
| Walter Street 2-24 | 12 | ||||
| Walvlsch House, Bow Common Lane | 5 | ||||
| Wyndham Deeds House, Hackney Road | 38 | ||||
| Zeital House, Bow Common Lane | 5 | ||||
| (b) By Greater London Council | |||||
| Alpha Grove | 40 | 848 | |||
| Balfron Tower, Barkantlne Estate | 146 | ||||
| Ballln Court, Samuda Estate | 58 | ||||
| Bay Court, Osier Estate | 18 | ||||
| Bloomfield House, Chicksand Estate | 43 | ||||
| Chalkwell House, Pitsea Estate | 12 | ||||
| Dagmar Court, Samuda Estate | 92 | ||||
| Downy House, Osier Estate | 12 | ||||
| Elmslie Point, Leopold Estate | 76 | ||||
| Halyard House, Samuda Estate | 34 | ||||
| Havannah Street | 6 | ||||
| Kedge House, Barkantlne Estate | 40 | ||||
| Leopold Street | 5 | ||||
| Madison House, Jefferson Estate | 40 | ||||
| Malabar Street | 2 | ||||
| Monroe House, Jefferson Estate | 40 | ||||
| Noble Court, St. George's Estate | 111 | ||||
| Norwood House, Galloway Estate | 26 | ||||
| Talia House, Samuda Estate | 45 | ||||
| Yarrow House, Samuda Estate | 2 | ||||
| (c) By others | |||||
| Bigland Street - Ebenezer and Coverdale Tabernacle (Flat above) | 1 | 5 | |||
| Narrow Street 82-84 | 2 | ||||
| Newell Street - Llmehouse Church Vicarage | 1 | ||||
| Whltepost Lane - Queens Yard | 1 | ||||
| Total: | 1, 120 | ||||
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