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Bromley 1953
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Bromley]
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Schemes prepared—
Tenders awaiting Ministry approval:—
Havelock Road (Old Peoples) 18
Bromley Park (Flats) 78
Blyth Road (Flats) 66
TEMPORARY HOUSING:
Properties Units Occupied
Prefabricated bungalows 325 325 325
Requisitioned properties available
for occupation 336 669 669
Half-way houses and camps 8 125 119
669 1,119 1,113
Lettings during 1953.
1. (a) No. of permanent houses occupied during 1953:—
Re-let 89
New properties 218
307
(b) No. of families accommodated in permanent houses
during 1953 307
(c) No. of persons accommodated in permanent houses
during 1953 1,157
2. (a) No. of premises requisitioned during 1953 Nil
(b) No. of premises de-requisitioned during 1953 21
3. No. of families on waiting list as at 31st December, 1953:—
Medical Category 12
General Category 1,454
O.A.P. 171
1,637
In addition to the above. 102 houses were erected by private
enterprise during the year 1953.