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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Walthamstow 1953
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Walthamstow]
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REHOUSING SINCE 1945 (a) Council Activities:
| Families rehoused | Families rehoused indirectly | Families rehoused in New Towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1945 | 215 | Nil | Nil |
| 1946 | 277 | 54 | Nil |
| 1947 | 518 | 133 | Nil |
| 1948 | 220 | 58 | Nil |
| 1949 | 309 | 70 | 2 |
| 1950 | 365 | 90 | 6 |
| 1951 | 167 | 57 | 48 |
| 1952 | 237 | 21 | 153 |
| 1953 | 281 | 33 | 165 |
| 2,589 | 516 | 374 |
(b) Private Development:
Dwellings completed 204
Dwellings under construction 57
Dwellings licensed but not commenced 8
Dwellings approved but not licensed 58
327
War-destroyed houses rebuilt 246
573
Additional dwellings by this means in future will be much
more restricted, because of the shortage of housing sites suitable
for private development.
HOUSING REGISTER
The housing register statistics as compiled at the 30th September,
1953 revealed:—