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 Shoreditch]
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Housing Acts (1925-1935)—
Number of houses inspected—house-to-house (Housing Consolidated
Regulations, 1925) 535
(a) Number of houses included in representations by the Borough
Medical Officer under Section 1 of the Housing Act, 1930 104
(b) Number of houses demolished following representation by Borough
Medical Officer under Section 1 of the Housing Act, 1930 4
Number of houses repaired under sections 17 and 18 of the Housing Act, 1930.
(a) by owners 78 (b) by local authority in
default of owners Nil
Number of houses demolished:—
(a) in pursuance of orders under section 19 of the Housing Act, 1930 Nil
(b) Voluntarily 81
Number of houses (wholly or in part) the subject of Closing Orders
(excluding underground rooms) Nil
Number of Closing Orders determined (i.e., houses made fit) Nil
Number of houses erected by the Borough Council for working classes
during year 20
Houses Let in Lodgings.
1) Number in Borough 417 (3) Number of prosecutions Nil
(2) Number of inspections 444 (4) Number of complaints remedied
under the Bye-laws (not included
under any other heading) Nil
Underground Rooms.
Number occupied but unfit under Section 18 of the Housing Act, 1925, as
modified by Section 84 of the Housing Act, 1935 17
Number closed or modified occupation approved under Section 84, Housing
Act, 1935 Nil
Overcrowding (Housing Act, 1935).
Number of houses inspected under Section I of the Housing Act, 1935 ... Ni!
Number of families found to be living in overcrowded conditions.
Section I of the Housing Act, 1935 Ni
Number of overcrowded families who have obtained alternative accommodation
231
Water Supply.
The number of certificates issued as required under the Public Health (London
Act, 1936, section 95 (2), was 214.