30. Mr. T. THOMSONasked the Minister of Health the number of houses in the United Kingdom which have been condemned by local authorities or their medical officers of health as unfit for human habitation and still remain occupied, and the population of the areas covered by such reports?
§ Sir J. GILMOURThe Annual Reports for 1920 of medical officers of health for 1,500 local authorities showed that out of 1,085,000 houses inspected during the year 24,210 were reported as unfit. Information as to the number of persons inhabiting these houses is not available.