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Poplar 1936
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Poplar, Metropolitan Borough]
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Housing.
| 1. Total No. of houses in the Borough | 23,952 | 10. No. of houses (wholly or in part) the subject of Closing Orders (excluding underground rooms) | - |
| 2. No. of houses occupied by the working classes | 23,464 | 11. No. of Closing Orders determined (i.e., houses made fit) | - |
| Public Health Act— | 12. No. of houses erected by the Borough Council for working classes during year | 52 | |
| 3. No. of houses inspected on account of complaints or illness | 5,272 | ||
| No. of Intimations served | 4,715 | ||
| 4. No. of statutory notices served | 1,662 | 13. Houses Let in Lodgings— | |
| 5. No. of houses repaired or nuisances remedied | 4,560 | No. in Borough | 315 |
| Housing Acts (1925-35)— | No. of inspections | 1,568 | |
| 6. No. of houses inspected— house to house (Housing Consolidated Regs., 1925) | - | No. of prosecutions | 1 |
| No. of complaints remedied under the By-laws (not included under any other heading) | 57 | ||
| 7. (a) No. of houses included in representations by the Borough Medical Officer under Sec. 1 of H.A., 1930 | 30 | 14. Underground Rooms— | |
| (b) No. of houses demolished following representation by Borough Medical Officer under Sec. 1 of H.A., 1930 | 26 | No. occupied but unfit under Sec. 18 of H.A., 1925, as modified by Sec. 84 of H.A., 1935 | |
| 8. No. of houses repaired under Sections 17 and 18 of H. A., 1930:— | No. closed under Sec. 84 of H.A., 1935 | 5 | |
| (a) By owners | - | 15. Overcrowding (Housing Act, 1935)— | |
| (b) By L.A. in default of owners | - | No. of houses inspected under Sec. 1 of H.A., 1935 (Included in return for year 1935) | |
| 9. No. of houses demolished:— | No. of families found to be living in overcrowded conditions, Sec. 1 of H.A., 1935 | - | |
| (a) In pursuance of orders under Sec. 19 of the H. A., 1930 | 1 | ||
| (b) Voluntarily | - | No. of overcrowded families who have obtained alternative accommodation | 44* |
| * This figure relates to L.C.C. and P.B.C. properties only. | |||
Infectious Diseases. Infectious diseases—cases notified under local orders (excluding cases coming to knowledge otherwise than by notification).
| Disease. | Cases notified. | Period. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Measles | Not notifiable | - | - |
| German Measles | - | - | |
| Whooping Cough | - | - | |
| Rheumatic Fever (0-16) | - | - | |
| Chicken Pox | - | - | |
| Zymotic Enteritis | 56 | 1st June to 30th September. |