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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
Brentford and Chiswick 1961
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Brentford and Chiswick]
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Statement of (a) Rebuilt (War damage) and
(b) New Dwellings erected by the Borough Council
and Private Enterprise between the end of the
Second World War and the 31st December, 1961
Permanent Housing
| Houses | Flats | Maisonettes | Bungalows | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| By Borough Council | |||||
| 23 | 11 | 36 | |||
| 171 | 935 | 331 | 28 | 1465 | |
| TOTAL | 1501 | ||||
| By Private Enterprise | |||||
| 116 | 135 | 15 | 2 | 268 | |
| 39 | 175 | 23 | 3 | 240 | |
| TOTAL | 508 | ||||
| Temporary Housing | |||||
| By Borough Council | |||||
| - | |||||
| - | 150 | 150 | |||
| TOTAL | 150 | ||||
103 of these temporary bungalows have been demolished in previous years.
It should be noted that the Borough Council's figures include a number of
dwellings on the Syon Estate, Isleworth, which is in the adjoining Borough of
Heston and Isleworth.
Conversion of Council Houses
The process of conversion and improvement of Council owned houses continued
in 1961, the Lionel Road scheme having been completed, with the provision of
24 houses and 48 flats.
Details of conversions in 1961 and in total are as follows:-
| Conversions | Completed 1961 | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houses | Flats | Houses | Flats | |
| Lionel Road | - | - | 24 | 48 |
| Whitestile Road | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 |
| Former Requisitioned Properties etc. | 33 | 101 | 53 | 160 |
| Homes modernised | 17 | - | 34 | - |