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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
East Ham 1931
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for East Ham]
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Complaints.
The following table shows the number of complaints received for the year as compared with the previous year :—
| Year | Written | Oral | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1930 | 635 | 1,196 | 1,831 |
| 1931 | 471 | 1,149 | 1,620 |
For detailed table see page 109.
| District | No. 1 | No. 2 | No. 3 | No. 4 | No. 5 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Complied | 873 | 1,358 | 1,240 | 1,663 | 1,367 | 6,501 |
| District | No. 1 | No. 2 | No. 3 | No. 4 | No. 5 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Informal | 286 | 160 | 248 | 328 | 200 | 1,222 |
| Statutory | 25 | 13 | 76 | 79 | 140 | 333 |
Rent Restrictions (Notice of Increase) Act, 1923.
Nine applications were made by tenants for certificates under
this Act. Two were granted, in one case the work was carried
out before my visit, and in the remaining six cases the work was
carried out by the owners on receipt of my letter notifying them
that a certificate would be issued failing their immediate attention
to the schedule of defects,