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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
Dagenham 1930
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Dagenham]
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HOUSING STATISTICS FOR THE YEAR 1930.
Number of New Houses erected during the Year:—
| (a) Total (including numbers given separately under (b) | 365 |
| (1) By the Local Authority | 12 |
| (2) By other Local Authorities | 170 |
| (3) By other bodies and persons | 183 |
| (b) With State assistance under the Housing Acts:— | |
| (1) By the Local Authority— | |
| (a) For the purpose of Part II of the Act of 1925 | Nil |
| (b) For the purpose of Part III of the Act of 1925 | Nil |
| (c) For other purposes | 12 |
| (2) By other bodies or persons | 170 |
1. Inspection of Dwelling-Houses during the year:—
| (1) | Total number of dwelling-houses inspected for housing defects (under Public Health or Housing 682 Acts) and the number of inspections made | 1,470 |
| (2) | Number of dwelling-houses (included under subhead (1) above) which were inspected and recorded under the Housing Consolidated Regu- 445 lations, 1925, and the number of inspections made | 894 |
| (3) | Number of dwelling-houses found to be in a state so dangerous or injurious to health as to be unfit for human habitation | 52 |
| (4) | Number of dwelling-houses (exclusive of those referred to under the preceding sub-head) found not to be in all respects reasonably fit for human habitation | 250 |
2- Remedy of Defects during the Year without Service of formal Notices
| Number of defective dwelling-houses rendered fit in consequence of informal action by the Local Authority or their officers | 46 |