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Chelsea 1930
Annual report of the Medical Officer of Health for Chelsea, 1930
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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. 34. Housing Statistics for the Year.
| Number of New Houses erected during the Year:— | |
| (a.) Total (including numbers given separately under (b.) ): | |
| (i.) By the local Authority | None |
| (ii.) By other Local Authorities | None |
| (iii.) By other bodies and persons | 17 flats |
| (b.) With State assistance under the Housing Acts:— | |
| (i.) By the Local Authority:— (a.) For the purpose of Part II. of the Act of 1925 | None |
| (b.) For the purpose of Part III. of the Act of 1925 | None |
| (c.) For other purposes | None |
| (ii.) By other bodies or persons | None |
| 1. Inspection of Dwelling Houses during the year:— | |
| (1) Total number of dwelling-houses inspected for housing defects (under Public Health or Housing Acts) and the number of inspections made | 816 |
| (2) Number of dwelling houses (included under sub-head (1) above) which were inspected and recorded under the Housing Consolidated Regulations, 1925, and the number of inspections made | 166 |
| (3) Number of dwelling houses found to be in a state so dangerous or injurious to health as to be unfit for human habitation | 2 |
| (4) Number of dwelling houses (exclusive of those referred to under the preceding sub-head) found not to be in all respects reasonably fit for human habitation | 630 |
| 2. Remedy of Defects during the Year without Service of Formal Notices:— Number of defective dwelling houses rendered fit in consequence of informal action by the Local Authority or their officers | 377 |