Official attempts to address the overcrowded housing began at the beginning of the 20th century under the London

County Council. The Second World War devastated much of the East End, with its docks, railways and industry forming a continual target for bombing, especially during the Blitz, leading to [3] dispersal of the population to new suburbs and new housing being built in the 1950s. The closure of the last of the East End docks in the Port of London in 1980 created further challenges and led to attempts at regeneration and the formation of the London Docklands Development Corporation. The Canary [11] Wharf development, improved infrastructure, and theOlympic Park mean that the East End is [12] undergoing further change, but some parts continue to contain some of the worst poverty in Britain.