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London County Council 1944

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for London County Council]

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The following tables show the damage to dwellings in the County of London, and in the London Civil Defence Region, as from 3rd September, 1939 :— War damage to dwellings—County of London* (As from 3rd September, 1939)

DistrictNo. of dwellings in August, 1939Totally destroyedSo seriously damaged had to be demolishedSeriously damaged ; unoccupied •Seriously damaged ; still occupiedMinor damageTotal destroyed or damaged
(1)(2)(3)(4)(5)(6)(7)(8)
Paddington22,570632(a)1,19474715,00617,579
Kensington.40,0641,030(a)8651,49013,65217,037
Hammersmith39,0001816244471,77514,87217,899
Fulham26,7561,114(a)1,6851,34117,35721,497
Chelsea14,5003922521,3451,5076,3589,854
Westminster, City of26,5005251,1652,982(b)18,05622,728
St. Marvlebone20,4664216051,03352412,40614,989
Hampstead17,5522971779301,07510,92613,405
St. Pancras28,6381,686(a)1,6341,69613,82518,841
Islington45,0003,097(a)1,2533,22433,65341,227
Stoke Newington13,648863827891,5049,23411,995
Hackney30,1123,6573573,2391,74421,11530,112
Holborn8,700624(a)5313156,0007.470
Finsbury9,899983235852337.0158.839
City of London2,154(Classification not appropriate)
Shoreditch19,6783,3601,0501,041_14,20119,652
Bethnal Green21,7002,233(a)8932,45716,11721,700
Stepney34,0004,3242,7163,7953,17815,27829,291
Poplar21,9064,6632,4812,3172,43410,01121,906
Southwark25,5522,0716243,0063,63813,51322.852
Bermondsey19,0191,5521,6481,0422,84211,71518,799
Lambeth55,0004,000(a)4,0005,00035,00048,000
Battersea28,5002,266(a)1,9734,74719,05328,039
Wandsworth79,4781,4841,5515,6149,12256,96474,735
Camberwell40,1045,291(a)5,0863,97625,34839,701
Deptford18,2002,124(a)1,5004,50017,50025,624
Greenwich19,3702,418(a)1,31237515,26519,370
Lewisham48,5321,2612,2194,0185,13235,85048,480
Woolwich37,9004951,2971,7692,08432,25237,897
County of London814,49852,26717,17155,87866,660517,542709,518

• As in August. 1945. (a) .Included in column (3). (6) Included in column (7).