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Edmonton 1938
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Edmonton]
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Four Notices were served under Section 59 (5) upon landlords as to
overcrowding; and nine Notices were served upon Occupiers concerning
overcrowding; and at the end of the year all were complied with, with the
exception of two, which had not expired.
Three cases resulted in persons appearing at the Tottenham Petty
Sessions as a result of refusing alternative accommodation offered by the
Council having regard to the fact that overcrowding existed at the premises
in question.
In October the Housing Committee recommended that the Public Health
Department be instructed to make a Re-Survey of all those cases which
were within one unit of being overcrowded at the date of the Overcrowding
Survey, and submit a report thereon; Whereupon a re-scrutiny of all the forms
took place disclosing the fact that there were 874 in this category, and a
report to this effect was submitted to the Public Health Committee.
Clearance Areas.
There were no clearance areas dealt with during the year under review.
During the year Demolition Orders have been made in respect of four houses, and nine have been demolished. The Council re-housed eight families.
| 1. | |||
| Total number of dwelling-houses inspected for housing defects (under Public Health or Housing Acts) | 1,782 | ||
| Number of inspections made for the purpose | 6,034 | ||
| (2) (a) | Number of dwelling-houses (including under sub-head (1) above) which were inspected and recorded under the Housing Consolidated Regulations, 1925 and 1932 | 100 | |
| Number of inspections made for the purpose | 946 | ||
| (3) | Number of dwelling-houses found to be in a state so dangerous or injurious to health as to be unfit for human habitation | 4 | |
| (4) | Number of dwelling-houses (exclusive of those referred to above under the preceding sub-head) found not to be in all respects reasonably fit for human habitation | 1,143 | |
| 2. | |||
| Number of defective dwelling-houses rendered fit in consequence of informal action bv the Local Authority or their Officers | 866 | ||
| 3. | |||
| Number of dwelling-houses in respect of which notices were served requiring repairs | 136 | ||
| (2) | Number of dwelling-houses which were rendered fit after service of formal notices:— (a) By owners | 102 | |
| (b) By Local Authority in default of owners | 6 | ||