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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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121—122
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TOTALS (bro ught forward) | 515 | 2536 | ||||||||||
| St. John's Retreat (No. 2) | 4/3/37 | .16 | 9 | — | 9 | 42 | — | 15/11/37 | — | 4/38 | do. | Commercial Development |
| Eldred Road (No. 2) | 4/3/37 | .23 | 11 | — | 11 | 55 | 12/10/37 | 17/11/37 | — | 4/38 | do. | — |
| Cowbridge Lane | 8/12/37 | .25 | 12 | — | 12 | 50 | Action in respect of these areas not yet complete. | |||||
| North Street (No. 4) | 8/12/37 | .33 | 12 | — | 12 | 50 | ||||||
| North Street (No. 5) | 8/12/37 | .16 | 6 | — | 6 | 22 | ||||||
| Smiths Lane | 15/6/37 | .06 | 4 | — | 4 | 24 | ||||||
| London Road and Bennington Avenue | 9/6/38 | 4.276 | 134 | 5 (shop-dwellings) 1 (business premises) | 140 | 587 | ||||||
| London Road and Bennington Avenue— "Grey Properties" | 9/6/38 | 1.554 | 19 (including shop-dwellings, etc. | 19 | 58 | |||||||
| Concrete Cottages | 7/7/38 | .12 | 4 | — | 4 | 23 | ||||||
| Abbey Road (No. 5) | 9/12/38 | .324 | 22 | 3 (shop-dwellings) | 25 | 118 | ||||||
| TOTALS | 757 | 3,565 | ||||||||||
| INDIVIDUAL UNFIT HOUSES | 38 | 201 | ||||||||||
| GRAND TOTALS | 795 | 3,766 | ||||||||||