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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APPENDIX A.
FORM A.
Number of Forms A prepared by temporary clerical staff from
Valuation Registers and for re-visits to houses reported to
be empty 25,828
Number of premises visited 25,168
Number reported not dwelling-houses 1,425
Number of dwelling-houses:
(a) Not working class 251
(b) Working class:
(i) Occupied 23,285
(ii) Vacant 207*
23,492
23.743
*Dwelling-houses 39
Shops with dwellings 26
New tenements 31
In Clearance Areas 91
For demolition otherwise 20
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FORM B.
Number of Forms B prepared 8,525
(i) Cases of doubtful overcrowding *6,265
(ii) Cases of definite overcrowding †2,260
Number of houses measured 8,487
(i) Cases of doubtful overcrowding *6,251
(ii) Cases of definite overcrowding †2,236
* 14 were not measured as
13 were in Clearance Areas and
1 was empty.
† 24 were not measured as
19 were in Clearance Areas and
5 were empty.