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Stepney 1934

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Stepney]

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(1) Number of dwelling houses in respect of which notices
were served requiring repairs 2
(2) Number of dwelling houses which were rendered fit after
service of formal notices:—
(a) By owners 2
(b) By local authority in default of owners —
(b) Proceedings under Public Health Acts:—
(1) Number of dwelling houses in respect of which notices
were served requiring defects to be remedied 4,017
(2) Number of dwelling houses in which defects were
remedied after service of formal notices:—
(a) By owners 4,017
(b) By local authority in default of owners —
(c) Proceedings under sections 19 and 21 of the Housing Act, 1930:—
(1) Number of dwelling houses in respect of which Demolition
Orders were made 4
(2) Number of dwelling houses demolished in pursuance of
Demolition Order 4
(d) Proceedings under section 20 of the Housing Act, 1930:—
(1) Number of separate tenements or underground rooms
in respect of which Closing Orders Were made 2
(2) Number of separate tenements or underground rooms in
respect of which Closing Orders were determined, the
tenement or room having been rendered fit nil
There were 5 underground rooms in respect of which undertakings have
been accepted pursuant to Section 19 (2) of the Housing Act, 1930.

423 families in the Borough took accommodation on the London County Council's housing estates as follows:—

Estate.Number of families.Estate.Number of families.
Ann Street2Hughes Fields1
Becontree287Kingshold1
Birchfield Street3Northwold3
Brook Street3Oliver Goldsmith2
Boundary Street12Prestons Road7
Bow Bridge29Prevost Street2
Bourne1Rudstone Houses1
Brightlingsea Buildings2Streatham Hill1
Bewley Buildings1St. Helier17
Collingwood7Stamford Hill7
Clapham Park1Totterdown Fields1
Chancery Buildings2Watling4
Downham4White Hart Lane1
East Dulwich1Wapping6
Glebe2Welling1
Honor Oak1Whitmore6
Holland4

Housing
Accomodation
provided.