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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
Hackney 1950
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hackney]
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' In 1930 the Medical Officer of Health carried out the fullest
official survey into housing conditions in a London Borough
which has ever been made.''
In accordance with the programme adopted by the Council I ' 'represented'' the following areas:—
| Area. | No. of Houses. | No. of residents rehoused. |
|---|---|---|
| Abbott Street | 34 | 145 |
| Banister Street, No. 1 | 51 | 309 |
| Banister Street, No. 2 | 4 | 23 |
| Clarence Terrace | 12 | 70 |
| East Street | 3 | 17 |
| Elsdale Street | 10 | 53 |
| Fulham Place | 8 | 34 |
| Middlesex Wharf | 25 | 126 |
| Dockway Nos. 1 & 2 | 7 | 32 |
| Nisbet Street | 72 | 443 |
| Otley Terrace | 14 | 59 |
| Pear Tree Court | 6 | 21 |
| Queen's Court | 13 | 42 |
| Austins Buildings | 10 | 17 |
| Prince of Wales Terrace | 8 | 30 |
| Hartwell Street (Market Row) | 3 | 20 |
| Jackson's Buildings | 3 | 8 |
| Shacklewell Lane | 12 | 94 |
| Welshpool Street | 4 | 20 |
| Dunn Street | 4 | 11 |
| Hindle Street | 82 | 337 |
| Dyssel Street | 42 | 324 |
| High Street Homerton, No. 1 | 58 | 314 |
| High Street Homerton, No. 2 | 43 | 214 |
| Olinda Place | 8 | 21 |
| Station Buildings, No. 1 | 19 | 74 |
| Station Buildings, No. 2 | 9 | 36 |
| Totals | 564 | 2,894 |
The actual "representations" affecting the areas included in
that programme were spread over three years. This apparent delay
in dealing with the areas was due to two causes. Firstly, the
requirement of the Housing Act, 1930, that the Council, before
declaring an unhealthy area to be a clearance area, should be
satisfied that they had or could procure adequate accommodation
to rehouse the residents displaced, and, secondly, to prevent the
difficulties in dealing with the premises under the Public Health
Act which might arise from the premature declaration of a clearance
area.
The Council's hopes of an early clearance of the areas "represented,"
however, soon received a severe setback. It had been
the intention of the Borough Council to proceed with the clearance