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Hackney 1938
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hackney]
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4. Housing Act, 1936.—Overcrowding'.—
(a) (i) Number of dwellings overcrowded at the end of
the year 1,584
(ii) Number of families dwelling therein 1,584
(iii) Number of persons dwelling therein 8,298
(b) Number of new cases of overcrowding reported during
the year 143
(c) (i) Number of cases of overcrowding relieved during
the year 745
(ii) Number of persons concerned in such cases 3,421
(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 1
SMALL DWELLINGS ACQUISITION ACTS, 1899-1923.
The total cases where advances have been made by the Borough Council to
31st December, 1938, amount to 541, of which 5 were granted during the year.