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,
HOUSING STATISTICS
1. | Inspection of dwelling houses during the year | ||
(1) | 1,546 | ||
6,754 | |||
(2) | |||
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(3) | Number of dwelling houses found to be in a state so dangerous or injurious to health as to be unfit for human habitation | 9 | |
(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 | 1,251 | |
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 | 949 | ||
3. | Action under Statutory Powers during the year :- | ||
(1) Number of dwelling houses in respect of which notices were served requiring defects to be remedied | 432 |
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