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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 1958
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Walthamstow]
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Families rehoused :—
| 1-bedroom group | 159 |
| 2-bedroom group | 175 |
| 3-bedroom group | 149 |
| 4-bedroom group | 19 |
| Total | 502 |
Of the total number of families rehoused, in nine instances there was a medical recommendation made in respect of tuberculosis. Property under management at 31.12.58 (dwellings only):—
| Pre-1939 houses and flats | 1,615 |
| New houses and flats | 2,223 |
| Prefabricated bungalows | 445 |
| 36 properties converted into flats | 142 |
| Properties improved | 86 |
| Properties acquired for improvement and conversion | 523 |
| Properties acquired for General Housing purposes | 142 |
| Properties for Clearance and Demolition | 89 |
| Requisitioned dwellings (67 licences) | 55 |
| Halfway houses | 6 |
| General properties | 27 |
| New properties, Canvey Island | 31 |
| Total | 5,384 |
Total at the end of 1957 was 4,944.
The numbers of families rehoused in the New Towns have been as follows :—
| 1950 | 8 | 1955 | 215 |
| 1951 | 48 | 1956 | 131 |
| 1952 | 153 | 1957 | 261 |
| 1953 | 165 | 1958 | 85 |
| 1954 | 181 | ||
| Making a total of | 1,247 |
The great majority have been rehoused in Harlow (848),
followed by Basildon (146), Stevenage (105), Hemel Hempstead
(54), Welwyn (34), Crawley (16), Bracknell (11), Swindon (33).
The volume of work in connection with rehousing in New
Towns continues to increase as applicants become convinced of the
fact that New Towns are a success.