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Barking 1951

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Barking]

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The present housing position in the Borough is shown in the following
tables:—

Table: Table I.—Details of the families in Barking who have been rehoused during the year 1951.

Table I.—Details of the families in Barking who have been rehoused during the year 1951.

By Barking Council190
By other Local Authorities67
By own efforts34
By exchanging accommodation170
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Table: Table II.—The number of permanent dwellings in the control of the Council is as follows:—

Table II.—The number of permanent dwellings in the control of the Council is as follows:—

One-bedroom dwellings272
Two-bedroom dwellings1,438
Three-bedroom dwellings1,167
Four-bedroom dwellings125
Five-bedroom dwellings20
Total tenancies=4,098
Table III.—Total applications on Housing Register = 2,986
Families seeking transfer to other accommodation = 555

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STORAGE OF EFFECTS OF EVICTED TENANTS
Towards the end of the year it became necessary to evict three of the
Corporation tenants for non-payment of rent. It was known that the families
had no alternative accommodation to house their furniture and effects so
in order to protect them from inclement weather arrangements were made to
store them in the large garage in Barking Park.
Subsequently it was found that certain articles of clothing and bedding
were in a filthy or moth eaten condition and on the authority of the Corporation
these were destroyed.
The remainder of the articles are still being stored and the owners
appear to have little or no interest in their disposal.
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