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Chelsea 1926
Annual report of the Medical Officer of Health for Chelsea, 1926
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SECTION IV.—HOUSING.
In accordance with the instructions of the Ministry of Health, the
following tabular statement has been prepared:—
TABLE No. 21. Housing Statistics for the Year 1926.
| 1. General. | |
| Number of New houses erected during the year:— | |
| 38 | |
| (i.) By the Local Authority | — |
| (ii.) By other bodies or persons | — |
| 2. Unfit Dwelling Houses. | |
| I.—Inspection. | |
| (1) Total number of dwelling houses inspected for housing defects (under Public Health or Housing Acts) | 1,426 |
| (2) Number of dwelling houses which were inspected and recorded (House-to-house inspections) | 105 |
| (3) Number of dwelling houses found to be in a state so dangerous or injurious to health as to be unfit for human habitation | 34 |
| (4) Number of dwelling houses (exclusive of those referred to under the preceding sub-heading) found not to be in all respects reasonably fit for human habitation | 826 |
| II.—Remedy of Defects without Service of formal Notices. Number of defective dwelling houses rendered fit in consequence of informal action by the Local Authority or their officers (intimation only) | 612 |
| III. —Action under Statutory Powers. | |
| A. Proceedings under section 3 of the Housing Act, 1925. | |
| (1) Number of dwelling houses in respect of which notices were served requiring repair | — |
| (2) Number of dwelling houses which were rendered fit— | |
| — | |
| (6) by Local Authority in default of owners | — |
| (3) Number of dwelling houses in respect of which Closing Orders became operative in pursuance of declarations by owners of intention to close | — |