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Comparison may be made with similar work (closure
of dwelling houses) carried out under the Housing of the
Working Classes Act, 1890, Section 32, from the date upon
which it came into force (viz., August 18th, 1890) up to the introduction
of the Housing, Town Planning, etc., Act, 1909—a period of
19 years—during which a total of 385 houses were dealt with by
notices served by the late Vestry and the present Borough Council,
under Section 32 of the Housing of the Working Classes Act, 1890,
on the representation of the Medical Officer of Health that such
dwelling houses were unfit for human habitation, viz. :—
(a) 1891 to 1900 (10 years)—old Vestry 337
(b) 1901 to 1909 (9 years)—Borough Council 48
Total 385