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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
Bromley 1952
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Bromley]
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TABLE IX Housing Statistics for the Year 1952.
| Total number of valuation assessments, houses and flats at 31st March, 1952 | 18,646 |
| 1. Inspection of Dwelling-houses during the year:— | |
| (1) (a) Total number of dwelling-houses inspected for housing defects (under Public Health or Housing Acts) | 482 |
| (b) No. of inspections made for the purpose | 4,098 |
| (2) (a) No. of dwelling-houses (included under subhead (1) above) which were inspected and recorded under the Housing Consolidated Regulations, 1925 | |
| (b) No. of inspections made for the purpose | — |
| (3) Number of dwelling-houses found to be in a state so dangerous or injurious to health as to be unfit for human habitation | 2 |
| (4) No. 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 | 550 |
| 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 | 662 |
| Number of dwelling-houses demolished during the year | Nil |