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Hampstead 1920
Report for the year 1920 of the Medical Officer of Health
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VII.—Appendices. Housing Conditions. Statistics for the 12
Months ended 31st December, 1920.
| (1) Estimated population | 91,519 |
| (2) General death-rate | 9.4 |
| (3) Death-rate from tuberculosis | 0.60 |
| (4) Infantile mortality, rate per 1000 births | 48.0 |
| (5) Number of dwelling-houses of all classes | 11,187 |
| (6) Number of working-class dwelling-houses | 1833 |
| (7) Number of new working-class dwellings erected | Nil. |
2.—UNFIT DWELLING-HOUSES.
I.—Inspection.
(1) Total number of dwelling-houses inspected for
housing defects (under Public Health or Housing
Acts) 5,100
(2) Number of dwelling-houses which were inspected
and recorded under the Housing (Inspection of
District) Regulations, 1910 16
(3) Number of dwelling-houses found to be in a state
so dangerous or injurious to health as to be unfit
for human habitation 16
(4) Number of dwelling-houses (exclusive of those
referred to under the preceding sub-heading) found
not to be in all repects reasonably fit for human
habitation 969
II.—Remedy of Defects without Services of formal
Notices.
Number of defective dwelling-houses rendered fit in
consequence of informal action by the Local
Authority or their officers —
III.-Action under Statutory Powers.
A. Proceedings under Section 28 of the Housing, Town
Planning, &c., Act, 1919.
(1) Number of dwelling-houses in respect of
which notices were served requiring repairs