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REPORT
OF THE
MEDICAL OFFICER OF HEALTH AND PUBLIC ANALYST.
FOR THE YEAR 1911.
To the Mayor, Aldermen and Councillors of the
Metropolitan Borough of Stepney.
Gentlemen,
I have much pleasure in submitting to you my eleventh Annual Report, which
deals with the Vital and Sanitary Statistics of the Borough of Stepney for the year
1911.
For a few years preceding 1910, the estimated population was higher than it
actually was for several reasons. It was taken for granted and estimated
accordingly, that the same changes took place between 1901 and 1911 that occurred
between 1891 and 1901. Previous to the 1901 census, there had been a progressive
increase in the population. Old houses were demolished and large model dwellings
were erected on the old sites, and there was therefore a greater population. These
buildings have ceased to be erected in the same proportion during recent years.
There is not the same amount of overcrowding as in former years due to stricter
administration of the Public Health Act. In this connection, two Inspectors have
been specially appointed to administer the bye-laws affecting tenement houses or
houses let in lodgings.