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Battersea 1920
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Battersea Borough]
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Up to the end of the year no further progress had been
made with this or the other areas represented to the Council
and submitted to the Ministry, viz.—Didcot Street, Lothair
Street, Gosling's Yard, Savona Street and Ponton Street—and
it would appear that there is very little prospect of any of
these schemes being proceeded with in the immediate future.
Increase of Rent and Mortgage Interest (Restrictions)
Act, 1920.
Under the provisions of this Act landlords are permitted
to make certain increases of rents, and tenants are given an
opportunity of applying to the Sanitary Authority for a
certificate if the house is not in all respects reasonably fit for
human habitation, or is otherwise not in a reasonable state of
repair.
The Act came into force on 2nd July, 1920, and up to
the end of the year 19 certificates were applied for. Of this
number 9 were granted, 4 not granted, and the remaining 6
cases were under consideration.
| 1. General. | ||
|---|---|---|
| (a) Estimated Population— | ||
| For birth rate | 166,093 | |
| For death rate | 165,664 | |
| (b) General death rate | 12.5 | per 1,000 |
| (c) Death rate from tuberculosis | 1.28 | per 1,000 |
| (d) Infantile mortality rate | 82.7 | per 1,000 |
| (e) Number of dwelling houses of all classes | 26,118 | |
| (f) Number of working-class dwelling houses | 23,246 | |
| (g) Number of new working-class dwellings erected | 9 | |
| 2. Unfit Dwelling Houses. | ||
| (a) Inspection— | ||
| (a) Total number of dwelling houses inspected for housing defects (under Public Health or Housing Acts) | 5,595 | |
| (b) Number of dwelling houses which were inspected and recorded under the Housing (Inspection of District) Regulations, 1910 | 1,739 | |