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Shoreditch 1932
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Shoreditch]
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As the result of a survey by the Sanitary Inspectors it was shown that
there are some 55 derelict houses in the Borough. These houses well illustrate
the difficulties associated with the very considerable age of much of the house
property and, moreover, afford a grim warning of the fate of an increasing
number of houses unless some means can be devised whereby re-conditioning
can be carried out before it is too late.
Overcrowding, 1932.
| The number of cases dealt with by the Sanitary Inspector was 226 : — | |
| Accommodated by the L.C.C. in Shoreditch | 16 |
| „ ,, out of ,, | 64 |
| ,, ,, own efforts out of ,, | 31 |
| ,, ,, ,, in ,, | 56 |
| ,, ,, ,, address unknown | 16 |
| ,, ,, ,, in same house | 43 |
| 226 | |
In addition to the above the following applications were dealt with by the L.C.C.
| Accommodated by the L.C.C. on grounds of special hardship | 5 |
| ,, ,, ,, ,, of health | 18 |
| ,, ,, ,, for various reasons | 140 |
| 163 |
Census, 1931.
The information contained in the following Tables has been obtained
from the Report on the 1931 Census. They are given here, as taken together
they afford a bird's eye view of the housing situation in Shoreditch.
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