[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Dagenham].
- Dagenham (London, England). Urban District Council.
- Date:
- [1929]
Licence: Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International (CC BY-NC 4.0)
Credit: [Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Dagenham]. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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![27 (2 Number of dwelling houses in which defects were remedied— (a) By owners 107 (b) By Local Authority in default of owners 0 C. Proceedings under S.S. 11, 14, and 15 of Housing Act, 1925. (1) Number of representations made with a view to the making of Closing Orders 3 (2) Number of houses in respect of which Closing Orders were made 3 (3) Number of houses in respect of which Closing Orders were determined, the houses having been rendered fit 0 (4) Number of houses in respect of which Demolition Orders were made 2 (5) Number of houses demolished by owners ... 5 [As last year it was assumed by some that these defects were present in the new Estate houses, it is considered advis able to point out that the vast majority were in the 1.800 old houses of the district.] Housing. In anticipation of the erection of further houses neccssary to remedy the overcrowding occurring in some premises, the Council is acquiring three plots of land, viz: —Eastbrook Farm, Rabbit Field and the Railway Pond Field, a total of about 40 acres. Development of L.C.C. Estate. The following table shews the growth of that portion of the Becontree estate in Dagenham, the figures given being those houses erected in each year up to December 31st. Year. No. built in year. Total No. in Dagenham. 1921 36 36 1922 946 982 1923 406 1,388 1924 1,279 2,667 1925 1,418 4,085 1926 2,114 6,199 1927 3,402 9,601 1928 4,048 13,649 1525 1400 15033 1530 232 15265](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b19787339_0029.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
