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Hornsey 1927
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hornsey, Borough of]
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TABLE K.
HOUSING CONDITIONS.
STATISTICS YEAR ENDED 31st DECEMBER, 1927.
1.GENERAL.
| (1) Estimated population | 90,000 |
| (2) General death-rate | 11:2 |
| (3) Death rate from tuberculosis (per 10,000 population) | 7.0 |
| (4) Infantile mortality | 38.3 |
| (5) Number of dwelling-houses of all classes | 20,262 |
| (6) Number of working-class dwelling-houses (viz., up to £30 r.v.) | 10,960 |
| (7) Number of new working-class houses erected during year | 110 |
2.—UNFIT DWELLING-HOUSES.
| I.—Inspection. Houses inspected | 953 |
| House-to-house | 372 |
| Infectious disease | 324 |
| (1) Total number of dwelling-houses inspected for housing defects (under Public Health or Housing Acts) | 1,325 |
| (2) Number of dwelling-houses which were inspected and recorded under the Housing (Inspection of District) Regulations, 1910 | 372 |
| (3) Number of dwelling-houses found to be in a state so dan-gerous or injurious to health as to be unfit for human habitation | 0 |
| (4) 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 | 456 |
| 11.—Remedy of Defects without Service of formal Notice. Number of defective dwelling-houses rendered fit in consequence of informal action by the Local Authority or their Officers | 705 |
| II.—Action under Statutory Powers. (a) Proceedings under section 28 of the Housing, Town Planning, etc., Act, 1919. (1) Number of dwelling-houses in respect of which notices were served requiring repairs | 0 |
| (2) Number of dwelling-houses which were rendered fit— (a) by Owners | 0 |
| (b) by Local Authority in default of Owners | 0 |