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Chigwell 1954
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Chigwell]
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SECTION D.
HOUSING STATISTICS FOR THE YEAR 1954
Number of new houses erected and occupied during the year:
Permanent Houses:—
| London County Council | 14 |
| Chigwell Urban District Council | 103 |
| Private Owners | 236 |
| 353 |
Inspection of Dwelling Houses during the year:—
| 1. | (a) Total number of dwelling houses inspected for housing defects (under Public Health and Housing Acts) | 373 |
| (b) Number of visits made for the purpose | 855 | |
| 2. | (a) Number of dwelling houses (included in subhead (1) above) which were inspected and recorded under the Housing Consolidated Regulations, 1925. | Nil |
| (b) Number of visits made for the purpose | 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 | 2 |
| 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 | 70 |