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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

Barking 1925

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Barking]

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9
SECTION 1
PHYSICAL FEATURES AND GENERAL CHARACTER
OF THE AREA.
The Urban District of Barking extends over the area of the
parish of that name, and lias an acreage of 4,106, 300 acres
being watercourses. It is bounded on the North by liford, on
the South by North Woolwich and the River Thames, on the
East by Dagenham, and on the West by East Ham, and
includes well defined district's spoken of as Rippleside, Faircross,
Creeksmouth, and a portion of the L.C.C. Becontree Estate.
450 acres are developed residentially and 320 acres industrially,
the number of houses and persons to the acre being 1.8
and 9.3 respectively.

Table: Particulars of the parks, pleasure grounds, etc., are afforded by the following table:—

Particulars of the parks, pleasure grounds, etc., are afforded by the following table:—

Designation of Open Space.Acreage.
Longbridge Park75½*
Abbey Playing Field2¼
Abbey Site1½
Greatfields Park14
Victoria Gardens¾
Vicarage Field4½
Essex Garden1/5
Cemetery16

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*66½ acres is situated in the Urban District of liford.