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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 1962

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Walthamstow]

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Discretionary137
Standard60
Total amount of grants
Discretionary£32,315
Standard£8,120

Table: GeneralMr. 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:-

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 letting111
Acquired93
Normal vacancies99
Nominations to private landlords24
New properties at Canvey49
New properties at Billericay133
Total509

Table: Families rehoused:-

Families rehoused:-

1-bedroom group97
2-bedroom group192
3-bedroom group203
4-bedroom group17
Total509

Table: Property under management at December 1962:-

Property under management at December 1962:-

Pre-1939 houses and flats1,614
New houses and flats3,080
Properties at Canvey Island206
Properties at Billericay441
Prefabricated bungalows64
Properties converted into flats306
Properties acquired for housing purposes901
Properties for Clearance and Demolition328
Requisitioned dwellings-
Halfway houses2
General Properties32
Commercial Properties74
Garages1,112
Total8,160

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The number of families rehoused in New Towns during 1962 was 92.