London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972

View report page

Woolwich 1919

Annual report of the Medical Officer of Health for Woolwich

This page requires JavaScript

100
Appendices.
(1) Number of dwelling.houses in respect of which
plaints were made that they are unfit for human
habitation:
(a) by householders nil
(2) Action under Section 17 of the Housing Act, 1909:
(а) Number of dwelling.houses inspected 2180
(b) Number of dwelling.houses considered to be
unfit for human habitation 7
(c) Number of dwelling.houses the defects in
which were remedied without the making
of closing orders 4
(3) Action under Section 28 of the Housing Act, 1919 :
(а) Number of orders for repairs issued 2
(b) Number of cases in which repairs were
carried out by the local authority nil
(c) Number of dwelling.houses voluntarily closed
on notice by owner that they could not be
made fit without reconstruction nil
(4) Closing Orders:
(a) Number of representations made to the local
authority with a view to the making of
closing orders 7
(b) Number of closing orders made 3
(c) Number of dwelling houses in regard to which
closing orders were determined on the
houses being made fit for human habitation
2
(5) Demolition Orders:
(a) Number of demolition orders made nil
(b) Number of houses demolished in pursuance
of demolition orders nil
(6) Number of dwelling.houses demolished voluntarily nil
(7) Obstructive Buildings:
(a) Number of representations made nil
(b) Number of buildings demolished nil
(c) Number of representations still under
sideration nil