Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[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) | 1,399 | |
7,803 | ||
(2) (a) Number of dwelling houses (included under subhead (1) above) which were inspected and recorded under the Housing Consolidated Regulations, 1925 | — | |
— | ||
(3) Number of dwelling houses found to be in a state so dangerous or injurious to health as to be unfit for human habitation | 5 | |
(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 | 1,107 | |
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 | 1,058 | |
3. | Action under Statutory Powers during the year:—(A) PROCEEDINGS UNDER PUBLIC HEALTH ACTS | |
(1) Number of dwelling houses in respect of which notices were served requiring defects to be remedied | 499 |