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Bexley 1953
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Bexley]
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| 4,869 acres. | |||
| Registrar General's Estimate midyear, 1953 | 87,990 | Houses | 265 |
Social Conditions and Amenities.
The Borough of Bexley continues to be a healthy
residential district and is specially favoured in that it has
ample open spaces and recreational facilities for its
inhabitants. Like other districts, however, that suffered
severe bombing during the war, and whose population has
increased considerably, housing shortages, at present, constitute
the main barrier to the health of relatively large
number of its citizens. The housing programme has been
accelerated as much as possible and it can only be hoped
that the housing position of the Borough will gradually
reach the optimum standards for which the Council are
striving.
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| 1931 (Census) | 33,150 | 1943 | 5 |
| 1935 | 59,970 | 1944 | Nil |
| 1940 | 77,670 | 1945 | 2 |
| 1945 | 75,040 | 1946 | 82+ 64 rebuilt |
| 1950 | 89,410 | 1947 | 199+ 216 rebuilt |
| 1951 (Census) | 88,420 | 1948 | 334+ 286 rebuilt |
| 1952 | 88,160 | 1949 | 138+ 73 rebuilt |
| 1950 | 102+ 15 rebuilt | ||
| 1951 | 319 | ||
| 1952 | 355 | ||
Number of inhabited houses at end of 1953 (according to Rate Books) approximately 26,686
| Rateable Value | £674,043 |
| Sum represented by a penny rate | £2,750 |
Unemployment
| Men | Women | Boys | Girls | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31st, 1952 | 308 | 103 | 18 | 21 | 450 |
| December 31st, 1953 | 248 | 115 | 35 | 12 | 410 |