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Oct. 10, 1962 - Housing minister Tours Hackney Slums. The Minister of housing and Local Government, Sir Keith Joseph, toured slums, multi-occupied houses and tenements in Hackney, in the east end of London, today, Object was to see for himself the problems of housing faced by local authorities and to discuss the problem with them on the spot. Tomorrow he will visit Tottenham and Southwark. Photo Shows A scene of distress in Hackney: Sir Keith Joseph in the Lion Flats tenement, washing and a tin bath hanging over the railings; and next to the Minister, a three-year-old occupant, Heather Allen

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13241975
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47016937
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3752px x 5158px (1.4MB)
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(c) Keystone Pictures USA/ZUMAPRESS.com/Mary Evans
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Authorities Discuss Faced Flats Hackney Occupant Problems Railings Slums Southwark Tenement Tenements Three-year-old Toured Tours


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