Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Walthamstow]
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| Discretionary | 137 |
| Standard | 60 |
| Total amount of grants | |
| Discretionary | £32,315 |
| Standard | £8,120 |
General
Mr. C.W. Rayner, A.I. Hsg., the Council's Housing Manager has kindly contributed the following details of rehousing carried out by the Housing Department in 1962:-
| No. of new properties made available for letting | 111 |
| Acquired | 93 |
| Normal vacancies | 99 |
| Nominations to private landlords | 24 |
| New properties at Canvey | 49 |
| New properties at Billericay | 133 |
| Total | 509 |
Families rehoused:-
| 1-bedroom group | 97 |
| 2-bedroom group | 192 |
| 3-bedroom group | 203 |
| 4-bedroom group | 17 |
| Total | 509 |
Property under management at December 1962:-
| Pre-1939 houses and flats | 1,614 |
| New houses and flats | 3,080 |
| Properties at Canvey Island | 206 |
| Properties at Billericay | 441 |
| Prefabricated bungalows | 64 |
| Properties converted into flats | 306 |
| Properties acquired for housing purposes | 901 |
| Properties for Clearance and Demolition | 328 |
| Requisitioned dwellings | |
| Halfway houses | 2 |
| General Properties | 32 |
| Commercial Properties | 74 |
| Garages | 1,112 |
| Total | 8,160 |
The number of families rehoused in New Towns during 1962 was 92.