London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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Poplar 1952
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Poplar, Metropolitan Borough]
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within the category of underground rooms and which are not
in all respects fit for habitation.
It is not practicable at the present time to make house
to house inspections and close all those rooms which do not
comply with the required standards because alternative accommodation
is not available,, Action is therefore confined to
those rooms which on inspection following complaint are found
to be seriously below the necessary standards, and to those
which are vacated, in which cases closing orders are made by
the Councilo
During the year only 13 Closing Orders were made by the
Council in respect of underground rooms.
Overcrowding. (Housing Act,1936)
Particulars of overcrowding and abatement of cases of overcrowding in the Borough during the year are as follows
| Number of cases reported during the year | 88 |
| Number of cases of overcrowding relieved during the year (Rehoused: by L.C.C. 46) (Rehoused: by P.B.C. 4) | 50 |
| Number of persons concerned in such cases | 206 |
Slum Clearance.
Immediately after the war it was not possible to carry
out any slum clearance owing to the acute housing shortage
but by 1949 it was possible to envisage a limited scheme
for London as a whole.
A slum clearance programme was prepared and agreement
was reached with the London County Council as to which areas
should be dealt with during a five year period and which of
these areas should be dealt with by the Borough Council or
by the County Council.
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