The annual report on the health of the Borough for the year1925 page 100

Kensington 1925

The annual report on the health of the Borough for the year1925

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Table: HOUSING STATISTICS FOR 1923. 1924 and 1925.

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HOUSING STATISTICS FOR 1923. 1924 and 1925.

	1923	1924	1925	Totals
1.—Unfit Dwelling-houses.
Inspection—
(1) Total number of dwelling houses inspected for housing defects (under Public Health or Housing Acts)	6,112	6,927	7,145	20,184
	6,112	6,927	7,145	20,184
(2) Number of dwelling houses which were inspected and recorded under the Housing (Inspection of District) Regulations, 1910, and the Housing Con-solidated Regulations, 1925	1,238	1,584	1,610	4,432


(3) Number of dwelling houses found to be in a state so dangerous or injurious to health as to be unfit for human habitation	3	2	Nil	5
	3	2	Nil	5
(4) Number of dwelling houses (exclusive of those referred to under the preceding heading) found not to be in all respects reasonably fit for human habitation	3,083	3,797	3,948	10,828
	3,083	3,797	3,948	10,828
2.—Remedy of Defects without Service of Formal Notices.
No. of defective dwelling houses rendered fit in consequence of informal action by the Local Authority or their officers	173	215	273	661
	173	215	273	661
3.—Action under Statutory Powers.
A.—Proceedings under Section 28 of the Housing, Town Planning, etc., Act, 1919, and Section 3 of the Housing Act, 1925

(1) Number of dwelling houses in respect of which Notices were served requiring repairs	31	32	5	68
	31	32	5	68
(2) Number of dwelling houses which were rendered fit:—
(a) By owners	10	20	15	45
(b) By Local Authority in default of owners	4	Nil	Nil	4
(3) Number of dwelling houses in respect of which Closing Orders became operative in pursuance of declarations by owners of intention to close	Nil	Nil	Nil	Nil
	Nil	Nil	Nil	Nil
B.—Proceedings under Public Health Acts.
(1) Number of dwelling houses in respect of which Notices were served requiring defects to be remedied	2,879	3,530	3,665	10,074
	2,879	3,530	3,665	10,074
(2) Number of dwelling houses in which defects were remedied:—
(a) By owners	2,719	3,457	3,586	9,762
(b) By Local Authority in default of owners	Nil	Nil	Nil	Nil
C.—Proceedings under Sections 17 and 18 of the Housing, Town Planning, etc., Act, 1909, and Sections 11, 14, 15 and 18 of the Housing Act, 1925


(1) Number of representations made with a view to the making of Closing Orders-
Dwelling-houses	3	2	Nil	5
Underground Rooms	20	65	46	131
(2) (a) Number of dwelling houses in respect of which Closing Orders were made	3	2	Nil	5
(b) Number of underground rooms in respect of which Closing Orders were made	9	51	7	67
	9	51	7	67
(3) (a) Number of dwelling houses in respect of which Closing Orders were determined, the dwelling houses having been rendered fit	3	1	Nil	4
	3	1	Nil	4
(b) Number of underground rooms in respect of which Closing Orders were determined, the rooms having been rendered fit	8	49	5	62
	8	49	5	62
(4) Number of dwelling houses in respect of which Demolition Orders were made	Nil	Nil	Nil	Nil
(5) Number of dwelling houses demolished in pursuance of Demolition Orders	Nil	Nil	Nil	Nil