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Walthamstow 1930
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Walthamstow]
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The number of Council houses in course of erection at the end of
1930 was 78 at the "Spion Kop" site, while a further scheme during
the current year will provide another 104 houses on the same site.
The following table shows the total number of houses erected during the past five years:—
| With StateAssistance. | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| By the Local Authority. | By other bodies and persons. | By other bodies or persons. | Total. | ||
| Houses. | Flats. | ||||
| 1930 | 64 | Nil | Nil | 599 | 663 |
| 1929 | 64 | 18 | Nil | 474 | 556 |
| 1928 | 98 | 340 | Nil | 249 | 687 |
| 1927 | 85 | 118 | 16 | 162 | 373 |
| 1926 | 50 | 32 | 36 | 96 | 196 |
| Total | 361 | 508 | 52 | 1,580 | 2,475 |
| (N.B.—Two flats are counted as one house.) | |||||
The preponderance of "private enterprise" houses during 1929
and 1930 will be noticed. These are mostly freehold "hirepurchase"
houses ranging from £665 to £1,050—£25 deposit and
25s. per week repayment being the average for a house costing,
say, £750.
I.—Inspection of Dwelling-houses During the Year.
(1) Total number of dwelling-houses inspected for
housing defects (under Public Health or Housing
Acts) and the number of inspections made 5,951
(2) Number of dwelling-houses (included under
head (1) above) which were inspected and
recorded under the Housing Consolidated Regulations,
1925, and the number of inspections
made 412
(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 sub-head) found
not to be in all respects reasonably fit for human
habitation 323
Re-inspections under items (1) and (2) are included under "Total
Visits" on page 28.