The Housing Problem: Its History, Growth, Legislation and ProcedureSir I. Pitman & sons, Limited, 1920 - 544 pages |
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... acre of arable and three or four acres of pasture . The Recommendations of the Commission are dealt with in an Appendix to this work . CHAPTER IV THE HOUSING OF THE WORKING CLASSES ACTS , 20 THE HOUSING PROBLEN.
... acre of arable and three or four acres of pasture . The Recommendations of the Commission are dealt with in an Appendix to this work . CHAPTER IV THE HOUSING OF THE WORKING CLASSES ACTS , 20 THE HOUSING PROBLEN.
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... acre in extent ; and the houses may be sup- plied , if the authority think fit , with the necessary fittings and even fully furnished ( sec . 59 ) . The local authority may , instead of erecting new houses , purchase or reconstruct such ...
... acre in extent ; and the houses may be sup- plied , if the authority think fit , with the necessary fittings and even fully furnished ( sec . 59 ) . The local authority may , instead of erecting new houses , purchase or reconstruct such ...
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... only involve fifty - six acres of land in all , the cost to 1 London County Council , Housing of the Working Classes in London , pp . 23 and 146 , the community of bad planning may be regarded as upwards IMPROVEMENT SCHEMES 39.
... only involve fifty - six acres of land in all , the cost to 1 London County Council , Housing of the Working Classes in London , pp . 23 and 146 , the community of bad planning may be regarded as upwards IMPROVEMENT SCHEMES 39.
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... acre . It is true that the primary reason for the clear- ance was the need for sweeping away rookeries and worn out ... acres of slums were cleared at a cost of £ 282,655 between the years 1893 and 1897 ; affecting 5,719 inhabitants ...
... acre . It is true that the primary reason for the clear- ance was the need for sweeping away rookeries and worn out ... acres of slums were cleared at a cost of £ 282,655 between the years 1893 and 1897 ; affecting 5,719 inhabitants ...
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... acre had been paid on an average for the land alone . The clearing of the Bethnal Green area cost considerably more than a quarter of a million . This latter sum will , of course , be gradually repaid by the rents , but the former was ...
... acre had been paid on an average for the land alone . The clearing of the Bethnal Green area cost considerably more than a quarter of a million . This latter sum will , of course , be gradually repaid by the rents , but the former was ...
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