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Requisitioned Pranises,
The number of dwellings under requisition by the
Borough Council at the end of the year was 1,584, involving
2,163 lettings. Four dwellings were recommended to the
Housing Manager for derequisitioning for various reasons,
and 12 basement rooms which did not comply with the regulations
were recommended for closure.
New Housing.
During the year 699 new dwellings were completed in the
Borough: 269 by the Borough Council, 426 by the County
Council, and 4 by private owners (see Appendix, page 68 ).
Total new permanent dwellings constructed in the
Borough since the war is 4,078: 2,303 by the London CountyCouncil,
1,700 by the Stepney Borough Council, and 75 by
private persons.
Immigration into the Borough and Coloured Persons.
From an analysis of the figures of the 1951 Census
indicating the place of birth of persons, it would appear
that there are probably 1,750-2,000 coloured persons in
Stepney, Although many new coloured persons have arrived
since then, thore is no doubt that large numbers leave
Stepney and take up jobs in other districts of London and
other parts of England, so that it is very doubtful if there
are today in Stepney more than 2,000 coloured persons.

Statistics.
Further Housing statistics are given on pages 69 and 70.
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