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London County Council 1933

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for London County Council]

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Table: Borough. No. of houses. No. of houses inspected. N o. of notices served. No. of houses repaired or nuisances remedied under P.H. Act. No. of houses repaired under Housing Act, 1925/30. Under-ground rooms. Overcrowding. Houses let in lodgings. No. of houses closed by owner. No. of houses for the working classes. Houses unfit for habitation.

Borough. No. of houses. No. of houses inspected. N o. of notices served. No. of houses repaired or nuisances remedied under P.H. Act. No. of houses repaired under Housing Act, 1925/30. Under-ground rooms. Overcrowding. Houses let in lodgings. No. of houses closed by owner. No. of houses for the working classes. Houses unfit for habitation.

Battersea28,11825,2396,7555892,9321,116132,49912———303066591—18826107198———_—6
Bermondsey18,82718,6833,8764,4836,1942,278—6,1941—1622,3464352001,734—382367114131—87175
Bethnal Green18,285prac. all7,5589675,5582,793—6,218————many—170929—7515245——42—
Camberwell42,89134,3125,2401,1124,9761,276834,113——14103432442726Flats. 134Flats238———_——_—18
Chelsea12,0942,46060117353062—430——21262652969———261——6—33
Deptford18,00016,2002,3691,5872,748777182,87818—44——_Not separately registered.—284—54—_—14_—_—
Finsbury10,503prac. all1,9191,5782,059202—2,059——4411117853,770—119—155—1532
Fulham26,723prac. all3,3076192,5595442892,491223—17443344623,153—112————_———1
Greenwich18,86614,1502,45511937162591,3165—44153102106—22912017011221
Hackney36,60514,9166,2821,6144,870958165,00510—15157534460832—160382510810—8841
Hammersmith20,15013,6506,9721553,2771,129—3,424——5572702,495——52112391—_33—
Hampstead15,2757,5001,1785081,0921837652——2351711,548441——————3——14
Holborn6,462Tenements7,28561414249658—496——4422461891—Flats. 28_—44——_———
Islington46,00030,0006,9961,4154,695591336,42433—464642429901,257——Flats 71156—————
Kensington35,3169,8773,0411,8152,5734541252,512137—323245443,15910,874—Flats. 20Flats 364225253———
Lambeth48,873—_12,3394523,8301571194,498163—1511———_—_—5273001251258—1448
Lewisham48,000—2,7245541,528458—892————148—_56—_——111———_—
Paddington17,00010,0001,195—1,911346901,20578—2413971,4032,726—Flats. 8—1111101———
Poplar23,58323,0007,4026,6345,0762,20424,7842—544042186927—159—12772———86
St. Marylebone17,5088,5962,3167481,45732—_1,489——636326261,0558,589—Flats. 63178—_—_——__———
St. Pancras25,67018,0004,4811,1193,6891,372593,32725—635128163,6624,644—1562331761——4211
Shoreditch14,10213,6167,2521,3034,470542—4,4701—1712237201410588—_2624——5——1_—57
Southwark27,50314,7954,7401,1982,8361,3185173,09957—403865658681,83261012195421628323915—
Stepney37,73831,68912,3705,84213,2034,882512,3641—884768502,6902,537—8011244——445
Stoke Newington8,6813,97481631067929—1,605————_11————10065857——_—_9
Wandsworth75,76849,5387,8821,0603,544313—9,990——778839339420—211—101941—21224
Westminster city of22,5366,0122,2851,1281,22350—1,457——9047341124128,315—18755221——11132
Woolwich32,11327,4204,2851,2932,69557812,6061—422018—587—1,0???952011772—5496

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Note.—In many cases, it has been impossible to take effective action in the matter of overcrowding owing to the shortage of homes.
Prosecutions—Houses let in lodgings: Battersea, 8; Bethnal Green, 8; Islington, 2; Kensington, 5: Lambeth 3; Paddington, 2; Poplar, 3; St. Pancras, 2.
Overcrowding—Hammersmith 2; Kensington, 1; Poplar 1; St. Pancras 1; Shoreditch 2.
Housing Acts.—A full account of the action taken under the various Housing Acta will be found in Volume II of the Annual Report of the Council, 1933;