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Poplar 1937

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

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(b) Proceedings under Public Health Acts—
(1) Number of dwelling-houses in respect of which notices
were served requiring defects to be remedied 1,547
(2) Number of dwelling-houses in which defects were
remedied after service of formal notices:—
(a) By owners 1,503
(b) By local authority in default of owners -
(c) Proceedings under Sections 11 and 13 of the Housing Act, 1936—
(1) Number of dwelling-houses in respect of which Demolition
Orders were made 3
(2) Number of dwelling-houses demolished in pursuance of
Demolition Orders 1
(d) Proceedings under Section 12 of the Housing Act, 1936—
(1) Number of separate tenements or underground rooms
in respect of which Closing Orders were made 55*
(2) Number of separate tenements or underground rooms in
respect of which Closing Orders were determined, the
tenement or room having been rendered fit 3†
*Specifications approved in respect of 6 other rooms.
†Specifications approved and Closing Orders determined

4.— Housing Act, 1936,Part IV.—Overcrowding.

(a) (i) Number of dwellings overcrowded at the end of the year3,252
(ii) Number of families dwelling therein3,252
(iii) Number of persons dwelling therein20,905
(b) Number of new cases of overcrowding reported during the year190*
*Almost wholly due to the increased ages of children.