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Wanstead and Woodford 1937
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wanstead and Woodford]
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| (1) Number of dwelling-houses in respect of which notices were served requiring defects to be remedied | 19 |
| (2) Number of dwelling-houses in which defects were remedied after service of formal notices: (a) By owners | 1 |
| (b) By Local Authority in default of owners | 14 |
| (1) Number of dwelling-houses in respect of which Demolition Orders were made | Nil |
| (2) Number of dwelling-houses demolished in pursuance of Demolition Orders | Nil |
| (1) Number of separate tenements or underground rooms in respect of which Closing Orders were made | Nil |
| (2) Number of separate tenements or underground rooms in respect of which Closing Orders were determined, the tenement or room having been rendered fit | Nil |
| 4. Housing Act, 1936.—Part IV.—Overcrowding:— | |
| (a)(1) Number of dwellings overcrowded at the end of the year | 18 |
| (2) Number of families dwelling therein | 18 |
| (3) Number of persons dwelling therein | 127a |
| (b) Number of new cases of overcrowding reported during the year | 3 |
| 15 | |
| (2) Number of persons concerned in such cases | 120 |
| (d) Particulars of any cases in which dwelling-houses have again become overcrowded after the Local Authority have taken steps for the abatement of overcrowding | Nil |
| (e) Any other particulars with respect to overcrowding conditions upon which the Medical Officer of Health may consider it desirable to report | Nil |