Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Enfield]
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Number of New Houses erected during the year:—
(a) Total (including numbers given separately under (b)) | |
(i) By the Local Authority | Nil. |
(ii) By other Local Authorities | Nil. |
(iii) By other bodies or persons | |
(fc) With State Assistance under the Housing Act: | |
(i) By the Local Authority | Nil. |
(ii) By other bodies or persons | Nil. |
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No. of houses. | No. of inspections. | ||
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(1) | Total number of dwelling-houses inspected for housing defects (under Public Health or Housing Acts) and number of inspections made | 1,958 | 6,604 |
(2) | Number of dwelling-houses (included under sub-head (1) above) which were inspected and recorded under the Housing Consolidated Regulations, 1925 and 1932, and the number of inspections made | Nil. | Nil. |
(3) | Number of dwelling-houses found to be in a state so dangerous or injurious to health as to be unfit for human habitation | Nil. | |
(4) | Number of dwelling-houses (exclusive of those referred to under the preceding subheading) found not to be in all respects reasonably fit for human habitation (The number here given is of houses where any insanitary conditions were found.) | 797 | |
2 Remedy of Defects without service of formal Notices. Number of defective dwelling-houses rendered fit in consequence of informal action by the Local Authority or their Officers | 617 | ||
3. Action under Statutory Powers. | |||
A.—Proceedings under Sections 9, 10 and 16 of the Housing Act, 1936 :— |