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Kensington 1938
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Kensington Borough]
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| Association. | Houses. | Flats. |
|---|---|---|
| Kensington Housing Trust, Ltd. | 53 | 230 |
| Wilsham Housing Trust | 129 | 60 |
| Improved Tenements Association | 330 | 32 |
| Aubrey Trust and Horace Street Trust | 39 | 14 |
| Sutton Trust | — | 641 |
| Peabody Donation Trust | — | 363 |
| Capitol Housing Association | — | 68 |
| Church Army Housing Association | - | 24 |
| Totals | 551 | 1,438 |
All the property referred to above is for the purpose'of accommodating working class families.
The various property managers concerned work in close co-operation with the borough council's
officers in the task of rehousing families from condemned houses, unfit basements and overcrowded
homes.
This very large amount of housing accommodation, totalling approximately 2,000 houses or
flats in North Kensington, under the control of enlightened management, is a very important factor
in the considerable improvement which has taken place in the housing conditions of Kensington.
| The Minister of Health each year requires that certain information shall be given in this annual report, and the following are the particulars required by him for 1938 and set out in circular 1728 :— | |
| 1. Inspection of dwelling houses during the year :— | |
| (i) (a) Total number of dwelling-houses inspected for housing defects (under Public Health or Housing Acts) ... | 7,677 |
| 28,891 | |
| (ii) (a) Number of dwelling-houses (included under sub-head (i) above) which were inspected and recorded under the Housing Consolidated Regulations, 1925 ... | 2,115 |
| 7,224 | |
| (iii) Number of dwelling-houses found to be in a state so dangerous or injurious to health as to be unfit for human habitation | 44 |
| (iv) 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 | 2,554 |
| 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 | 1,815 |
| 3. Action under statutory powers during the year :— | |
| (a) Proceedings under sections 9, 10 and 16 of the Housing Act, 1936 :— (i) Number of dwelling-houses in respect of which notices were served requiring repairs | 177 |
| (ii) Number of dwelling-houses which were rendered fit after service of formal notices | |
| 169 | |
| (b) By local authority in default of owners | 11 |
| t^i) Number of dwelling-houses in respect of which notices were served requiring defects to be remedied | 2,377 |
| (ii) Number of dwelling-houses in which defects were remedied after service of formal notices— | |
| 2,377 | |
| Nil | |