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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Poplar 1954
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Poplar, Metropolitan Borough]
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Housing Statistics.
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) | 3,129 |
| (b) Number of inspections made for the purpose | 11,419 | |
| (2) | (a) Number of dwelling houses (included under subhead (1) above) which were inspected and recorded under the Housing Consolidated Regulations, 1925 | 100 |
| (b) Number of inspections made for the purpose | 100 | |
| (3) | Number of dwelling houses found to be in a state so dangerous or injurious to health as to be unfit for human habitation. | 13 |
| (4) | Number of dwelling houses (exclusive of those referred to under the preceding subhead) found not to be in all respects reasonably fit for human habitation. | 2,138 |
2. Remedy of defects during the year without service of formal notice:-
| Number of defective dwelling houses rendered fit in consequence of informal action by the Local Authority or their officers | 1,396 |
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