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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 1938
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Barking]
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119—120
CLEARANCE AREAS.
| Area. | Date of Representation | Acreage | Dwelling Houses | Shops | Total Premises | Total Persons | Date of Inquiry | Date of Confirmation | Premises Excluded | Final Date for Vacation | Date of Demolition | Subsequent Use of Site |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Street, Holly Square and Tanner Square | 10/3/31 | .549 | 25 | — | 25 | 146 | 15/12/32 | 22/3/33 | _ | 6/5/33 | 9/33 | Rehousing |
| St. John's Retreat | 2/32 | .338 | 14 | — | 14 | 67 | 15/12/32 | 7/2/33 | — | 8/11/33 | 30/6/33 | Vacant |
| Bifron Square | 10/2/31 | .713 | 19 | 11 | 30 | 124 | 20/12/32 | 22/3/33 | — | C.P.O. | 31/3/34 | Rehousing |
| Church Path, etc. | 13/9/32 | .06 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 25 | 2/5/33 | 13/9/33 | C.P.O. | between 30/6/35 and 26/7/35 | Car Park | |
| Back Lane | 13/9/32 | .45 | 28 | — | 28 | 134 | 2/5/33 | 13/9/33 | — | C.P.O. | between 6/35 | Open space—additional to Parish |
| Bridge Street | 19/7/32 | 1.09 | 36 | — | 36 | 221 | 2/5/33 | 13/9/33 | — | 18/6/34 | and 11/35 between 31/12/34 and 31/3/35 | Churchyard. Industrial |
| Abbey Road (No. 1) | 13/11/33 | .144 | 11 | — | 11 | 53 | None held | 12/4/34 | — | 12/7/34 | 31/3/35 | Industrial |
| Park Terrace, Collier Row, etc. | 10/10/33 | 1.4 | 53 (including 1 shop-dwelling and 1 beerhouse) | 53 | 256 | 3/5/34 | 31/7/34 | — | C.P.O. | 8/35 | Rehousing | |
| Abbey Road (No. 2) | 13/11/33 | .18 | 18 | — | 18 | 83 | 24/9/34 | 4/1/35 | — | 8/4/35 | 7/8/35 | Industrial |
| Abbey Road (No. 3) | 13/11/33 | .061 | 4 | — | 4 | 22 | 24/9/34 | 4/1/35 | — | 8/4/35 | 12/35 | Rehousing |
| Abbey Road (No. 4) | 13/11/33 | .09 | 7 | — | 7 | 65 | 24/9/34 | 4/1/35 | — | 8/4/35 | 12/35 | Industrial |
| North Street (No. 1) | 4/7/34 | 2.05 | 56 (and 5 lock-up shops, 10 shop-dwellings and 1 common lodging-house) | 72 | 307 | 24/9/34 | 1/1/35 | 14, North St. | 25/8/35 | between 12/35 and 3/36 | London Road Extension and Commercial Development. | |
| Union Street | 17/5/35 | .82 | 41 | 3 | 44 | 191 | 31/12/35 | 7/3/36 | — | C.P.O. | 9/37 | Rehousing |
| Roden Yard | 18/1/35 | .04 | 2 | — | 2 | 8 | 5/9/35 | 9/35 | — | C.P.O. | 12/35 | Industrial |
| North Street (No 2) | 14/2/36 | .357 | 7 (and 4 shop-dwellings) | 11 | 60 | 23/9/36 | 25/3/37 | C.P.O. | 3/38 | London Road Extension and Commercial Development. | ||
| Eldred Road (No. 1) | 16/11/34 | .04 | 3 | — | 3 | 8 | 31/12/37 | 7/3/36 | — | 14/9/86 | 6/38 | Ribbon Development Act. |
| Heath Street (No. 1) | 14/2/36 | 1.69 | 49 (including common lodging house and synagogue) | 49 | 302 (including 39 inmates of common Lodging House) | 23/9/36 | 25/3/37 | Synagogue to be "grey" | C.P.O. | not yet demolished | Rehousing | |
| St. Paul's Road (No. 1) | 28/2/37 | .49 | 18 | — | 18 | 155 | 23/9/36 | 25/3/37 | — | C.P.O. | do. | Rehousing |
| St. Paul's Road (No. 2) | 28/2/37 | .143 | 6 | — | 6 | 23 | 23/9/36 | 25 3/37 | — | C.P.O. | do. | Rehousing |
| Grove Place | 17/4/36 | .3 | 18 | — | 18 | 70 | 23/9/36 | 25/3/37 | — | C.P.O. | do. | Town Redevelopment. |
| Broadway and Axe Street | 17/4/36 | 2.09 | 40 | 21 (shop-dwellings) | 61 | 216 | 23/9/36 | 25/3/37 | 19 & 21, Axe St. 31, Broadway to be "grey," also various garages and outbuildings | C.P.O. | do. | Town Redevelopment. |
| TOTALS (car ried forward) | 515 | 2536 | ||||||||||