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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Woolwich 1936
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Woolwich]
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(2) Number of dwelling houses which were rendered fit after service of formal notice:—
| (a) By Owners | 2 |
| (b) By Local Authority in default of owners | — |
| (6) Proceedings under the Public Health Acts:— | |
| (1) Number of dwelling houses in respect of which notices were served requiring defects to be remedied | 327 |
| (2) Number of dwelling houses in which defects were remedied after service of formal notices:— | |
| (a) By Owners | 307 |
| (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 | 6 |
| (2) Number of dwelling houses demolished in pursuance of Demolition Orders | 5 |
| (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) Number of separate tenements or underground rooms in which Closing Orders were determined, the tenement, or room having been rendered fit | — |
| 4.—Housing Act, 1935—Overcrowding * | |
| (a) (i) Number of dwellings overcrowded at the end of the year. | 530 |
| (ii) Number of families dwelling therein | 530 |
| (in) Number of persons dwelling therein | 3,126 |
| (b) Number of new cases of overcrowding reported during the year | 261 |
| (c) (i) Number of cases of overcrowding relieved during the year | 414 |
| (ii) Number of persons concerned in such eases | 2,017 |
| (d) Particulars of any cases in which dwelling houses have again become overcrowded after the local authority have taken steps for the abatement of overcrowding | |