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Stoke Newington 1937

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Stoke Newington, The 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 60
(2) Number of dwelling-houses in which defects were
remedied after service of formal notices:—
(a) By owners 60
(b) By Local Authority in default of owners 0
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 0
(2) Number of dwelling-houses demolished in
suance of Demolition Orders 9
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 1
(2) Number of separate tenements or underground
rooms in respect of which Closing Orders were
determined, the tenement or room having
been rendered fit 0
4. Housing Act, 1936 (Part IV)—Overcrowding:—
(a) (i) Number of dwellings overcrowded at the end
of the year 235
(ii) Number of families dwelling therein 246
(iii) Number of persons dwelling therein 1,340
(b) Number of new cases of overcrowding reported
during the year 54
(c) (i) Number of cases of overcrowding relieved
ing the year 164
(ii) Number of persons concerned in such cases 873
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