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Woolwich 1928
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Woolwich]
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TABLE No. 43.
| Date of Meeting. | Woolwich. | Plumstead | Eltham | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eltham | Hag. Estate. | |||||
| West. | East. | |||||
| 11th January | - | 3 | - | 17 | 107 | 127 |
| 8th February | — | 1 | — | 6 | 27 | 34 |
| 9th March | — | - | — | 5 | 57 | 62 |
| 4th April | — | - | 10 | 27 | 63 | 100 |
| 9th May | 1 | 4 | — | 18 | 82 | 105 |
| 13th June | — | 2 | 8 | 26 | 60 | 96 |
| 11th July | _ | 4 | - | 24 | 37 | 65 |
| 1st August | — | 2 | — | 24 | — | 26 |
| 18 th September | — | 4 | 3 | 12 | 2 | 21 |
| 17th October | - | 15 | 1 | 15 | - | 31 |
| 14 th November | — | 2 | 1 | 36 | 8 | 47 |
| 12th December | 2 | 3 | - | 30 | - | 35 |
| 3 | 40 | 23 | 240 | 443 | 740 | |
Demolitions. The number of houses demolished during
the year was 91, of which 14 were in Woolwich, 7 in West
Plumstead, 5 in East Plumstead, and 65 in Eltham.
Council's Housing Scheme. In 1919 the Council purchased
a site on the Page Estate at Eltham. Its area was 334 acres
and at that time the Council were advised that the site would
provide sufficient room for the erection of some 2,700 houses,
after making allowances for open spaces and for communal
buildings. Although building is not yet completed, it is
sufficiently far advanced to enable one to indicate the final
development of the estate.
The first house was occupied in 1921, and, commencing
with that year, the number erected in successive years has
been as follows 197, 103, 110, 94, 131, 178, 781 and 440.
At the end of 1928 plans had been approved for or there
were actually being erected another 142 houses. 708 of
these houses were erected by direct labour, 1,326 by contractors
and the 142 outstanding will be erected by contract.
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