London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
View report page
Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Woolwich 1929
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Woolwich]
This page requires JavaScript
105
New Houses. The following Table, No. 47, shows the
number of water certificates for new houses granted by the
Public Health Committee at each of their monthly meetings
during the year. All were in respect of houses built by private
enterprise, except those shown under the Eltham Housing
Estate of the Borough Council.
TABLE No. 47.
| Date of Meeting. | Woolwich. | Plumstead : | Eltham | Eltham Hsg. Estate. | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West. | East. | |||||
| 16th January | — | 3 | — | 22 | 18 | 43 |
| 13th February | — | 1 | 1 | 16 | 6 | 24 |
| 14th March | — | 2 | 2 | 26 | — | 30 |
| 17th April | — | 7 | 25 | 31 | — | 63 |
| 15th May | — | — | — | 32 | — | 32 |
| 19th June | 1 | 8 | 2 | 34 | 44 | 89 |
| 11th July | — | — | 2 | 16 | 51 | 69 |
| 31st July | — | — | — | 47 | — | 47 |
| 17th September | — | 2 | 7 | 94 | 7 | 110 |
| 25th September | — | 3 | 3 | 13 | — | 19 |
| 16th October | — | 4 | 1 | 57 | 24 | 86 |
| 13th November | — | 3 | — | 32 | 10 | 45 |
| 11th December | — | 2 | — | 39 | — | 41 |
| 1 | 35 | 43 | 459 | 160 | 698 | |
Demolitions. The number of houses demolished during
the year was 31, all of which were in Eltham.
Council's Housing Scheme. In my Annual Report for
1928 I reported very fully on the development of the Council's
Housing Estate at Eltham. The last house was officially