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Poplar 1936
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Poplar, Metropolitan Borough]
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Section D.
HOUSING.
statistics.
HOUSING. STATISTICS.
| Number of new houses and tenements erected during 1936:— | |
| (a) Total (including numbers given separately under (b) ) | 290 |
| (i) By the Local Authority | 52 |
| (ii) By other Local Authorities | 198 |
| (iii) By other bodies or persons | 40 |
| (b) With State assistance under the Housing Acts:— | |
| (i) By the Local Authority:— | |
| (a) For the purposes of the 1930 Act (Slum Clear | |
| ance) | 52 |
| (b) For the purposes of the 1935 Act (Overcrowding) | Nil. |
| (c) For other purposes | Nil. |
1.—Inspection of Dwelling Houses during the Year.
| (1) | (a) Total number of dwelling-houses inspected for housing defects (under Public Health or Housing Acts) | 6,809 |
| (b) Number of inspections made for the purpose | 28,077 | |
| (2) | (a) Number of dwelling-houses (included under subhead (1) above, which were inspected and recorded under the Housing Consolidated Regulations, 1925 | - |
| (b) Number of inspections made for the purpose | — | |
| (3) | Number of dwelling-houses found to be in a state so dangerous or injurious to health as to be unfit for human habitation | 30 |
| (4) | Number of dwelling-houses (exclusive of those referred to under the preceding sub-head) found not to be in alt respects reasonably fit for human habitation | 4,532 |
2. 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
officers 2,999