| 1. GENERAL. |
| 1919. | 1920. |
| (1) Estimated population (total) | 149,941 | 150,128 |
| (2) General death rate | 13.29 | 11.40 |
| (3) Death rate from tuberculosis | 092 | 0.97 |
| (4) Infantile mortality | 91 | 78 |
| (5) Number of dwelling houses of all classes | 16,686* |
| (6) Number of working-class dwelling-houses | 9,443* |
| (7) Number of new working-class houses erected | Nil. | Nil. |
| At Census. 1911. | | |
| 2. UNFIT DWELLING HOUSES. |
| I. Inspection. | |
| (1) Total number of dwelling-houses inspected for housing defects (under Public Health or Housing Acts) | | |
| (2) Number of dwelling-houses which were inspected and recorded under the Housing (Inspection of District) Regulations, 1910— | | |
| (a) Houses inspected on complaint or after illness | 1,984 | 2,243 |
| (b) Registered tenement houses inspected | 1,176 | 240 |
| (c) Houses inspected under Housing Acts | 12 | 143 |
| (3) Number of dwelling-houses found to be in a state so dangerous or injurious to health as to be unfit for human habitation | 6 | 15* |
| (4) Number of dwelling-houses (exclusive of those referred Co under the preceding sub-heading) found not to be in all respects reasonably fit for human habitation | 6 | 135 |
| * Underground rooms only. | | |
| II. Remedy of Dejects without Service, of Notice. | |
| Number of defective dwelling-houses rendered fit in consequence of informal action by the Local Authority or their officers | No record. |
| III. Action under Statutary 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 | 6 | 135 |
| (2) Number of dwelling houses which were rendered fit— | | |
| (a) by owners | — | 27 |
| (b) by Local Authority in default of owners | — | 4* |
| (3) Number of dwelling-houses in respect of which Closing Orders became operative in pursuance of declarations by owners of intention to close | - | - |
| * Work in hand at end of year. | | |
| (B) Proceedings under Public Health Acts— | | |
| (1) Number of dwelling-houses in respect ol which notices were served requiring defects to be remedied— | | |
| (a) Number of notices under Public Health (London) Act, 1891, and London County Council (General Powers) Acts | 1,497 | 1,176 |
| (6) Number of bye-law notices served | 1,057 | 373 |
| (2) Number of dwelling-houses in which defects were remedied— | | |
| (a) by owners | Not available. . |
| (b) by Local Authority in default of owners | — | 1 |
| (C) Proceedings under Sections 17 and 18 of the Housing, Town Planning, &c., Act, 1909— | | |
| (1) Number of representations made with a view to the making of Closing Orders | 6 | 15 |
| (2) Number of dwelling-houses in respect of which Closing Orders were made | 6 | 15 |
| (3) Number of dwelling-houses in respect of which Closing Orders were determined, the dwelling-houses having been rendered fit | - | 4 |
| (4) Number of dwelling-houses in respect of which Demolition Orders were made . | 4 | - |
| (5) Number of dwelling-houses demolished in pursuance of Demolition Orders | — | 1 |
| 3. UNHEALTHY AREAS. |
| Areas represented to the Local Authority with a view to Improvement Schemes under (a) Part I. or (6) Part II. of the Act of 1890. |
| (1) Name of area | — | Desborough St. |
| (2) Acreage | — | 0211 |
| (3) Number of working-class houses in Area | — | 11 |
| (4) Number of working-class persons to be displaced | — | 62 |
| Number of houses not complying with the building bye-laws erected with consent of Local Authority under Section 25 of the Housing, Town Planning, &c., Act, 1919 | _ | __ |
| Staff engaged on housing work with, briefly, the duties of each officer | No officers are exclusively engaged on housing work. |
