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Barking 1937

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Barking]

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CLEARANCE AREAS.

Area.Date of RepresentationAereageDwelling HousesShopsTotal PremisesTotal PersonsDate of InquiryDate of ConfirmationPremises ExcludedFinal Date for VacationDate of DemolitionSubsequent Use of Site
North Street, Holly Square and Tanner Square10/3/31.549252514615/12/3222/3/33_6/5/339/33Rehousing
St. John's Retreat2/32.33814146715/12/327/2/338/11/3330/6/33Vacant
Bifron Square10/2/31.71319113012420/12/3222/3/33C.P.O.31/3/34Rehousing
Church Path, etc.13/9/32.06415252/5/3313/9/33C.P.O.between 30/6/35and 26/7/35Car Park
Back Lane13/9/32.4528281342/5/3313/9/33C.P.O.between 6/35 and 11/35Open space—additional to Parish Churchyard.
Bridge Street19/7/321.0936362212/5/3313/9/3318/6/34between 31/12/34 and 31/3/35Industrial
Abbey Road (No. 1)13/11/33.144111153None held12/4/3412/7/3431/3/35Industrial
Park Terrace, Collier Row, etc.10/10/331.453 (including 1 shop-dwelling and 1 beerhouse)532563/5/3431/7/34C.P.O.8/35Rehousing
Abbey Road (No. 2)13/11/33.1818188324/9/344/1/358/4/357/8/35Industrial
Abbey Road (No. 3)13/11/33.061442224/9/314/1/358/4/3512/35Rehousing
Abbey Road (No. 4)13/11/33.09776524/9/344/1/358/4/3512/35Industrial
North Street (No. 1)4/7/342.0556 (and 5 lock-up shops, 10 shop-dwellings and 1 common lodging-house)7230724/9/341/1/3514, North St.25/8/35between 12/35 and 3/36London Road Extension and Commercial Development.
Union Street17/5/35.824134419131/12/357/3/36C.P.O.9/37Rehousing
Roden Yard18/1/35.042285/9/359/35C.P.O.12/35Industrial
North Street (No. 2)14/2/36.3577 (and 4 shop-dwellings)116023/9/3625/3/37C.P.O.3/38London Road Extension and Commercial Development.
Eldred Road (No. 1)16/11/34.0433831 /12/377/3/3614/9/866/38Ribbon Development Act.
Heath Street (No. 1)14/2/361.6949 (including common lodging house and synagogue)49302 (including 39inmates of common Lodging House)23/9/3625/3/37Synagogue to be "grey"C.P.O.not yet demolishedRehousing
St. Paul's Road (No. 1)28/2/37.49181815523/9/3625/3/37C.P.O.do.Rehousing
St. Paul's Road (No. 2)28/2/37.143662323/9/3625/3/37C.P.O.do.Rehousing
Grove Place17/4/36.318187023/9/3625/3/37C.P.O.do.Town Redevelopment.
Broadway and Axe Street17/4/362.094021(shop-dwellings)6121623/9/3625/3/3719 & 21, Axe St. 31, Broadway to be "grey," also various garages and outbuildingsC.P.O.do.Town Redevelopment.
St. John's Retreat (No. 2)4/3/37.16994215/11/374/38do.Commercial Development
Eldred Road (No. 2)4/3/37.2311115512/10/3717/11/374/38do.
Cowbridge Lane8/12/37.25121250Action in respect of these areas not yet complete.
North Street (No. 4)8/12/37.33121250
North Street (No. 5)8/12/37.166622
Smiths Lane15/6/37.064424
TOTALS5692,779
INDIVIDUAL UNFIT HOUSES35183
GRAND TOTALS6042,962

N.B.—The abbreviation C.P.O. stands for Compulsory Purchase Order.