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Barking 1946
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Barking]
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THE HEALTH OF BARKING
(B) HOUSING STATISTICS.
| (a) General. | |
| Number of dwellings provided in Barking during 1946 :— | |
| (i) By the Barking Corporation : | |
| New houses | 16 |
| Rebuilt houses | 3 |
| Prefabricated bungalows | 158 |
| Total | 177 |
| (ii) By the London County Council: | |
| Rebuilt houses | 106 |
| Prefabricated bungalows | 7i |
| Total | 177 |
| (iii) By Private Enterprise : Rebuilt houses | 1 |
| (iv) Total dwellings provided | 355 |
(b)
| (1) | (a) Total number of dwelling-houses inspected for housing defects (under Public Health or Housing Acts) | 4,731 |
| (b) Number of inspections made for the purpose | 10,273 | |
| GO | (a) Number of dwelling-houses (included under sub-head No. 1 above) which were inspected and recorded under the Housing Consolidated Regulations | 257 |
| (b) Number of inspections made for the purpose | 452 | |
| (3) | Number of dwelling-houses found to be in a state so dangerous or injurious to health as to be unfit for human habitation | — |
| (4) | Number of dwelling-houses (exclusive of those referred to under the preceding sub-head) found not to be in all respects reasonably fit for human habitation | 3,070 |
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