Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Poplar, Metropolitan Borough]
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Housing Statistics.
1. Inspection of dwelling houses during the year:- | |
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(1) (a) Total number of dwelling houses inspected for housing defects (under Public Health or Housing Acts) | 1,598 |
(b) Number of inspections made for the purpose | 3,631 |
(2) (a) Number of dwelling houses (included under subhead (1) above) which were inspected and recorded under the Housing Consolidated Regulations, 1925 | - |
(b) Number of inspections made for the purpose | - |
(3) Number of dwelling houses found to be in a state so dangerous or injurious to health as to be unfit for human habitation | |
(4) Number of dwelling houses (exclusive of those referred to under the preceding subhead) found not to be in all respects reasonably fit for human habitation | 1,163 |
2. Remedy of defects during the year without service of formal notice- | |
Number of defective dwelling houses rendered fit in consequence of informal action by the Local Authority or their officers | 900 |
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