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Poplar 1934
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Poplar, Metropolitan Borough]
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(2) Number of separate tenements or underground rooms in
respect of which Closing Orders were determined, the
tenement or room having been rendered fit —
Number of houses owned by the Local Authority, distinguishing those built
in the last two years and held under (i) Part III of the Housing Act, 1925;
(2) Part II of the Housing Act, 1925, and (3) other powers.
| (1) Part III of the Housing Act, 1925:— | Total. |
| Assisted under 1919 Act | 150 |
| ,, ,, 1923 ,, | 61 |
| ,, ,, 1924 ,, | 544 (50 built during last 2 years) |
| ,, ,, 1930 ,, | 31 |
| 786 | |
| Houses converted to tenements (No State assistance) | 35 tenements |
| 821 | |
| (2) Part II of the Housing Act, 1925:— | |
| Assisted under 1919 Act | 36 |
| ,, ,, 1923 Act Sec. 1 (3) | 24 |
| 60 |
(3) Various properties:
(a) Purchased for eventual demolition, 24 houses, providing 31
tenements.
(b) Purchased for alternative accommodation, 2 houses, providing
2 tenements.
(c) Other properties, 7 houses.