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Poplar 1929

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Poplar, Metropolitan Borough]

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(7) Number of new working-class houses erected during 1929:—
(a) Total (including numbers given separately under (b))87
(b) With State assistance under the Housing Acts:—
(i) By the Local Authority86
(ii) By other bodies or persons—

Table: 2.—Unfit Dwelling-houses.

2.—Unfit Dwelling-houses.

I.—Inspection of Dwelling-houses during the year.
(i) Total number of dwelling-houses inspected for housing defects (under Public Health or other Acts)7,618
(2) Number of dwelling-houses (included under sub-head(i) above) which were inspected and recorded under the Housing (Consolidated) Regulations, 19251,211
(3) Number of dwelling-houses found to be in a state so dangerous or injurious to health as to be unfit for human habitation*3
(4) Number of dwelling-houses (exclusive of those referred to under the preceding sub-heading) found not to be in all respects reasonably fit for human habitation4,452
*Closing Orders made by Magistrate under Public Health (London) Act, 1891.
II.—Remedy of Defects during the year without Service of Formal Notices.
Number of defective dwelling-houses rendered fit in consequence of informal action by the Local Authority or their officers2,728
III.—Action under Statutory Powers during the year.
A. Proceedings under Section 3 of the Housing Act, 1925—
(1) Number of dwelling-houses in respect of which notices were served requiring repairNil.