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Kensington 1929
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Kensington Borough]
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B.—Proceedings under Public Health Acts.
| (1) Number of dwelling houses in respect of which notices were served requiring defects to be remedied | 2,356 |
| (2) Number of dwelling houses in which defects were remedied:— | |
| (a) By owners | 2,287 |
| (b) By local authority in default of owners | Nil |
| C.—Proceedings under 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 | Nil |
| Underground rooms | 24 |
| (2)(a) Number of dwelling houses in respect of which closing orders were made | Nil |
| 3 | |
| (3) (a) Number of dwelling houses in respect of which closing. orders were determined, the dwelling houses having been rendered fit | Nil |
| Nil | |
| (4) Number of dwelling houses in respect of which demolition orders were made | Nil |
| (5) Number of dwelling houses demolished in pursuance of demolition orders | Nil |
The principal improvements secured in carrying out the work indicated in the above table are as follow:—
| 1,239 | |
| 114 | |
| 181 | |
| 303 | |
| 802 | |
| 357 | |
| 376 | |
| 190 | |
| 230 | |
| 188 | |
| 307 | |
| 484 | |
| 38 | |
| 288 | |
| 37 | |
| 38 | |
| 21 | |
| 528 | |
| 61 | |
| 215 | |
| 1,529 |
HOUSING ACCOMMODATION OWNED AND MANAGED BY THE BOROUGH
COUNCIL AND VOLUNTARY HOUSING ASSOCIATIONS.
Although it is impossible to give satisfactory housing statistics based on population figures,
it will be interesting to give particulars of the housing accommodation owned and managed by
the Borough Council and various voluntary housing associations operating in the borough.