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Stepney 1931

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Stepney]

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25a, Three Colt Street8
The Sailors' Home and Red Ensign Club, Well Street and Dock Street220
3, Well Street6
The Lord Charles Beresford Memorial Seamen's Rest. 18-19, Wellclose Square44
The Asiatic & Overseas Home, West India Dock Road170
26, West India Dock Road4
28, West India Dock Road3
Samaritan Home, 32, West India Dock Road19
35, West India Dock Road8
46, West India Dock Road4
92, West India Dock Road19

IV.—HOUSING.
Total No. of houses erected during the year 67
With State assistance under the Housing Acts by Local
Authority 54
I.—Inspection of dwelling houses.
(1) Total number of dwelling-houses inspected for housing defects
(under Public Health or Housing Acts) 19,608
(2) Number of dwelling-houses found to be in a state dangerous
or injurious to health as to be unfit for human habitation 212
(3) Number of dwelling-houses (exclusive of those referred to
under the preceding sub-heading) found not to be in all
respects reasonably fit for human habitation 11,359
II.—Remedy of defects without service of formal notices.
Number of defective dwelling-houses rendered fit in consequence
of informal action by the Local Authority or their officers 5,389
III.—Action under statutory powers.
(a) Proceedings under Section 3 of the Housing Act, 1925.
(1) Number of dwelling-houses in respect of which notices were
served requiring repairs —
(2) Number of dwelling-houses which were rendered fit after
service of formal notices:—
(a) By owners —
(b) By Local Authority in default of owners —
Statistics.