London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972

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Stepney 1926

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Stepney]

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No. of Closing Orders made
No. of Closing Orders determined (i.e., Houses made fit) —
No. of Demolition Orders —
No. of houses demolished—
(a) In pursuance of orders —
(b) Voluntarily 176
Total No. of houses in the borough
31,673
No. of houses occupied by the working classes
Underground Rooms—
No. illegally occupied 10
No. closed or illegal occupation discontinued 8
Overcrowding—
No. of cases of overcrowding found 63
No. of prosecutions —
No. remedied 45
Smoke Nuisances
No. of observations 152
No. of notices—
(a) Intimations 19
(b) Statutory notices 6
No. of complaints 29
No. of summonses —
Cleansing and Disinfection—
No. of adults cleansed 462
No. of children cleansed —
No. of premises cleansed—
(a) After infectious diseases—
I.D.S 1,479 rooms disinfected
Tub. 176
(b) For vermin 732
Water Supply to Tenement Houses—
No. of premises supplied 3
No. of prosecutions —