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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Coulsdon and Purley 1945
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Coulsdon]
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HOUSING STATISTICS, 1939-1945.
| 1939. | 1940. | 1941. | 1942. | 1943. | 1944. | 1945. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Inspection of Dwelling Houses:— | |||||||
| (1)(a) Houses inspected | 540 | 310 | 467 | 488 | 453 | 317 | 538 |
| (b) No. of inspections | — | 315 | 517 | 496 | 475 | 342 | 563 |
| (2)(a) | 15 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — |
| (b) | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — |
| (3) Unfit houses | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — |
| (4) Partially unfit | 132 | 128 | 360 | 418 | 413 | 259 | 453 |
| 2. Remedy of Defects during the Year without Service of Formal Notices | 166 | 85 | 249 | 425 | 366 | 206 | 377 |
| 3. Action under Statutory Powers during the Year :—- | |||||||
| (a) Housing Act, 1936, Sec. 9, 10 and 16: | |||||||
| (1) | — | 1 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 8 |
| (2) (b) | — | — | 6 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 6 |
| (b) | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| (ft) Public Health Acts : | |||||||
| (1) | 21 | 23 | 44 | 33 | 56 | 14 | 48 |
| (2) (a) | 18 | — | 58 | 27 | 43 | 26 | 37 |
| (b) | 2 | 9 | — | 3 | 7 | 1 | 1 |
| (c) Housing Act, 1936, Sec. 11 and 13: | |||||||
| (1) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| (2) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| (d) Housing Act, 1936, Sec. 12: | |||||||
| (1) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| (2) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 4. Housing Act, 1936, Part IV—Overcrowding:— | |||||||
| (a) (1) Houses overcrowded | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| (2) Families therein | 7 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 9 |
| (3) Persons therein | 54 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 20 | 14 | 33 |
| (b) New cases in the year | 8 | 2 | 6 | 4 | — | 3 | 4 |
| (c) (1) Cases relieved | 6 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| (2) Persons concerned | 35 | 32 | 52 | 34 | 6 | 22 | 19 |
| (d) Again overcrowded ... | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Number of New Houses Erected during the Year:— | |||||||
| By the Local Authority | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| By other persons | 338 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — |
It will be seen that the number of houses inspected for housing
defects diminished from 1940-44, although the number found not to be
in all respects reasonably fit for human habitation greatly increased.
The reason was, of course, that owing to the shortage of labour and
materials there was less purpose in making many routine inspections
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