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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Poplar 1932
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Poplar, Metropolitan Borough]
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During the year 55 new instances of overcrowding were officially
recorded. 18 of the more serious cases were reported to the Public Health
Committee.
39 letters have been sent to tenants and sub-tenants calling their
attention to the fact that overcrowding is a nuisance. A number of cases
were referred to the Town Clerk for submission to the London County
Council or to the Borough Council's Housing Committee for housing
accommodation.
18 of the 55 cases, and also 16 cases officially recorded in the past few
years, have been abated. In 2 further cases the overcrowded conditions
have been eased.
The overcrowding was abated or eased as follows:—
| Abated. | Eased | |
|---|---|---|
| Rehoused by the London County Council | 2 (1) | 1 |
| ,, ,, ,, Poplar Borough Council | 17 (12) | — |
| Other accommodation found | 15 (3) | 1 |
| 34 | 2 |
(Numbers in brackets are cases recorded prior to 1932.)
The foregoing is a statement regarding cases of overcrowding officially
reported to the Public Health Department, either by complaint or found
by officers of the department in the course of their visits.
In addition, overcrowding was found to have been abated or eased in
158 cases which came to our knowledge as the result of enquiries into the
housing conditions of families who had been re-housed, either by the
London County Council or by the Borough Council.
In all such cases a letter is sent to the person responsible for the
letting of the vacated rooms calling attention to the fact that overcrowding