Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Annual report on the public health of Finsbury for the year 1927
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HOUSING.
Number of new houses erected during the year:—
(a) Total 55
(b) With State assistance undei the Housing Acts:
(i) By the Local Authority
(ii) By other bodies or persons 0
1. Unfit dwelling-houses:-
Inspection (1) Total number oi dwelling houses
inspected for housing defects
(under Public Health or Housing
Acts) 94
(2) Number of dwelling-houses which
were inspected and recorded under
the Housing (inspection of District)
Regulations, 1910, or the Housing
Consolidated Regulations, 1925 94
(3) Number of dwelling-houses found
in be in a state so dangerous or
injurious to health as to be
unfit for human habitation 1
(4) Number of dwelling-houses(execlusive
of of those ref erred to under
the preceding sub heading) found
not to be in all respect reasonably
fit for human habitation 3
2. Remedy of defects without Service of Formal Notices:
Number of defective dwelling-houses rendered lit in
consequence of informal action by the Local
Authority or their officers 0
3.Action under Stat utory Powers:
(a) Proceedings under Section 3 of the Housing Act,
1925.
(1) Number of dwelling-houses in respect of which
notices were served requiring repairs 0
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