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Poplar 1932
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Poplar, Metropolitan Borough]
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is a nuisance, and should the premises again become overcrowded the
facts will be reported to the Public Health Committee.
A number of premises where overcrowding had been abated through
the activities of the London County Council and the Poplar Borough
Council were revisited during the year, but in no instance was re-overcrowding
found.
As an indication of the amount of overcrowding,
| Year. | Total number of Families. | Families Overcrowded. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Number. | Percentage of Total. | ||
| 1928 | 147 | 34 | 23.1 |
| 1929 | 2,272 | 607 | 26.7 |
| 1930 | 1,894 | 374 | 19.7 |
| 1931 | 3.530 | 660 | 18.7 |
| 1932 | 13,048 | 1.557 | 11.9 |
It should be mentioned that for the years 1928-1931 overcrowding as
found is shown, whereas for the year 1932 the families living in overcrowded
conditions which could be remedied by rearranging the sleeping
accommodation and utilising all the available rooms have been excluded,
otherwise the figure of 11.9 would have been somewhat higher.
The percentage of overcrowding as revealed by this method of investigation
is 11.9 compared with 12 per cent. shown by the Table published
in the Census Report (see page 55).
Accommodation provided during 1932.
The number of families rehoused during the past year was as follows:—
| Families accommodated . | Number of persons (approx.). | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| By the Poplar Borough Council in:— | |||
| (1) Newly-erected flats | 131 | 786 | |
| (2) Adapted buildings | 3 | 13 | |