London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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 1949
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Barking]
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HOUSING STATISTICS.
(a) General.
(i) Number of dwellings provided in Barking during 1949:
By the Barking Corporation:
New dwellings 215
Rebuilt houses -
Prefabricated bungalows -
Total 215
By the London County Council;
Rebuilt houses 18
Prefabricated bungalows -
Total 18
By Private Enterprise:
New houses 3
Rebuilt houses 40
Total 43
Total dwellings provided 276
(ii) Number of dwellings provided in Barking since the war:
By the Barking Corporation:
New permanent dwellings 475
Prefabricated bungalows 285
Rebuilt houses 57
St. Paul's Flats (Conversion
of Civil Defence Depot) 11
Thames Road Hutments 54
Hutments for homeless 50
Hutted camps 113
Requisitioned properties 459
Rebuilt requisitioned
properties 5
Total 1509