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Stepney 1922

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Stepney]

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Housing of the Working Classes—continued.
No. of representations by No. of houses included in such
Medical Officer - - - — Closing Orders - - - —
No. of houses included in such No. of Closing Orders deter-
representations - - - — mined - - - - —
No. of houses remedied without
Closing Orders - - —
No. of demolition orders - — No. of houses demolished:—
(a) in pursuance of orders - —
(b) voluntarily - - - —
Obstructive Buildings. .
No. of representations under No. of buildings demolished - —
Section 38 of the Housing
Act, 1890 - - - —
No. of representations still
under consideration- - —
No. of Orders for repairs No. of houses repaired by
issued under Section 28 of Local Authorities - - 13
the Housing Act, 19® - 27 No. of houses closed on notice
by owner that they could
no be made fit - - - —
Total number of houses in the No. of houses occupied by the
borough - - - 31,639 working-classes - 31,639
No. of houses for the workingclasses
:—
(a) erected during year - 34
(b) in course of erection - —
Underground Rooms.
No. illegally occupied - - 9 No. closed or illegal occupation
discontinued - - 9
Overcrowding.
No. of rooms overcrowded - 54 No. remedied - - - 52
Prosecutions - - - —
Cleansing.
No. of adults cleansed - - 351 No. of rooms or premises
No. of children cleansed -1,042 cleansed - - - 2,588
Water Supply to Tenement Houses.
Premises supplied - - 2 Prosecutions - - - —