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Stepney 1931

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Stepney]

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Sanitary Otficers—
No. of Sanitary Inspectors (whole time) Male 19; Female nil
„ „ ,, (part time) Male nil; Female nil
No. of health visitors (whole time) 11
„ „ „ (part time) nil
Total No. of houses in the borough 37,772
No. of houses occupied by the working classes 31,911
No. of houses inspected—
(a) On account ol complaints or illness (P.H. Act) 9,436
(b) „ „ Infectious disease 4,528
(c) House-to-house 5,467
(d) Housing Consolidated Regulations, 1925. 479
No. of notices served—
(a) Under P.H. Act:—
(i) Intimation 12,802
(ii) Statutory 5,457
(b) Under Housing Act —
No. of houses repaired or nuisances remedied under P.H. Act,
1891 11,359
No. of houses repaired under Sec. 3 of Housing Act, 1925 —
(a) By owners —
(b) By L.A. in default of owners —
No. of houses closed on notice by owner that they could not
be made fit —
No. of houses for the working classes—
(a) Erected during the year 54
(b) In course of erection 167
No. of representations by Medical Officer or other person 1
No. of houses included in such representations 76
No. of Closing Orders made 1
No. of Closing Orders determined (i.e., Houses made fit) —
No. of Demolition Orders —
No. of houses demolished—
(a) In pursuance of orders —
(b) Voluntarily —
Underground Rooms—
No. illegally occupied 15
No. closed or illegal occupation discontinued 17