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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 1933
[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:—
TABLE 37.
| Year | Written | Oral | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1932 | 401 | 1,111 | 1,512 |
| 1933 | 418 | 1,282 | 1,700 |
For detailed table see table on previous page.
Notices Complied with during the year ended 31st December,
193:—
TABLE 38.
| District | No. 1 | No. 2 | No. 3 | No. 4 | No. 5 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Complied | 1,066 | 1,348 | 1,041 | 1,134 | 1,289 | 5,878 |
Rents Restriction (Notice of Increase) Act, 1923.
Nineteen applications were made by tenants for certificates
under this Act. One was granted. In 16 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. Of the remaining two, the necessary
work was carried out under the Public Health Acts.
| District | No. 1 | No. 2 | No. 3 | No. 4 | No. 5 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Informal | 121 | 185 | 200 | 243 | 264 | 1,013 |
| Statutory | 21 | 27 | 35 | 47 | 76 | 206 |