London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Hammersmith 1924
Annual report of the Medical Officer of Health of the Borough of Hammersmith for the year 1924
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| (C) Number of working-class dwelling-houses (estimated) | 12,000 |
| (7) Number of new working-class houses erected | 82 |
2.-Unfit Dwelling-houses
| 6,487 | |
| (2) Number of dwelling-houses which were inspected and recorded under the Housing (Inspection of District) Regulations, 1910 | 199 |
| (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 | 1,996 |
| 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. | Nil |
| 111.—Action under Statutory Powers. | |
| (1) Number of dwelling-houses in respect of which notices were served requiring repairs | Nil |
| (2) Number of dwelling-houses which were rendered fit— | |
| (a) By owners | Nil |
| (b) By Local Authority in default of owners | Nil |
| (3) Number of dwelling-houses in respect of which closing orders became operative in pursuance of declarations by owners of intention to close | Nil |
| (B) Proceedings under Public Health Acts— | |
| (1) Number of dwelling-houses in respect of which notices were served requiring defects to be remedied | 2,730 |