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 1950
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Barking]
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POST-WAR HOUSING ACCOMMODATION PROVIDED
By Barking Corporation:
Requisitioned property 461
St. Paul's Flats (conversion of Civil Defence Depot) 11
Camp hutments 116
Hutments for homeless 50
Thames Road hutments 85
Prefabricated bungalows 285
Rebuilt war-destroyed houses/flats 63
1,072
Permanent Building :
Mayesbrook Park Estate 265
Westrow Drive Estate 100
Longbridge Road flats 231
Upney Lane houses 8
St. Awdrys Road houses 14
St. John's Road houses 8
Devon Road flats 4
London Road flats 24 654
1,725
By London County Council :
Rebuilt and new houses 195
Prefabricated bungalows 337
— 532
By Private Enterprise :
New houses 26
Rebuilt houses 142
168
Total 2,425
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