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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 1938
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Woolwich]
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| (1) Number of dwelling houses in respect of which notices were served requiring defects to be remedied | 165 |
| (2) Number of dwelling houses in which defects were remedied after service of formal notices:— | |
| (a) By Owners | 187 |
| (b) By Local Authority in default of owners | — |
| (c) Proceedings under Sections 11 and 13 of the Housing Act, 1936:— | |
| (1) Number of dwelling houses in respect of which Demolition Orders were made | 5 |
| (2) Number of dwelling houses demolished in pursuance of Demolition Orders | 7 |
| (d) Proceedings under Section 12 of the Housing Act, 1936:— | |
| (1) Number of separate tenements or underground rooms in respect of which Closing Orders were made | 10 |
| (2) Number of separate tenements or underground rooms in respect of which Closing Orders were determined, the tenement, or room having been rendered fit | — |
| 4.—Housing Act, 1936—Part IV.—Overcrowding.* | |
| (a) (i) Number of dwellings overcrowded at the end of the year | 230 |
| (ii) Number of families dwelling therein | 230 |
| (iii) Number of persons dwelling therein | 1,675 |
| (b) Number of new cases of overcrowding reported during the year | 51 |
| (c) (i) Number of cases of overcrowding relieved during the year | 211 |
| (ii) Number of persons concerned in such cases | 1,057 |
| (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 | - |
*See paragraph on overcrowding on opposite page.