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Malden and Coombe 1937
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Malden & Coombe]
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(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
4.-—Housing Act, 1936. Part IV. Overcrowding.
(a) (i) Number of dwellings overcrowded at the end
of the year 38
(ii) Number of families dwelling therein 38
(iii) Number of persons dwelling therein 316
(b) Number of neu cases of overcrowding reported
during the year 6
(c) (i) Number of cases of overcrowding relieved
during the year 13
(ii) Number of persons concerned in such cases 106
(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 Nil
(e) Any other particulars See page 38
1.— INSPECTIONS.
| Premises. | Inspections | Number of Written Notices | Occupiers. Prosecuted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Factories (including Factory Laundries) | 9 | 1 | - |
| Workshops (including Workshop Laundries) | 33 | 2 | - |
| Workplaces (other than Outworkers' premises) | 16 | 1 | — |
| Total | 60 | 4 | - |
2.—DEFECTS.
| Particulars | Number of Defects | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Found | Remedied | Referred to H.M. Inspector | Prosecu- tions | |
| Want of cleanliness | 5 | 5 | — | — |
| Sanitary accommodation— | ||||
| Insufficient | — | — | — | — |
| Unsuitable or defective | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Not separate for sexes | — | — | — | — |
| Total | 6 | 6 | - | - |
OUTWORK IN UNWHOLESOME PREMISES.
Nil.