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
Battersea 1939
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Battersea Borough]
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Housing.
| Number of new houses or tenements erected during the year | 160 | |
| Number of houses demolished during the year | 66 | |
| Total number of dwelling houses inspected for housing defects | 4,115 | |
| (27,193 inspections) | ||
| Number of dwelling-houses found not to be in all respects reasonably fit for human habitation—- | ||
| (i) Dealt with under Housing Act | 155 | |
| (ii) Dealt with under Public Health (London) Act | 1,947 | |
| Total | 2,102 | |
| Number of defective dwelling-houses rendered fit by informal action | 158 | |
| Number of dwelling-houses in respect of which Statutory Housing Act notices were served requiring repairs | 71 | |
| Number of appeals against such notices (Settled by agreement) | 1 | |
| Number of dwelling houses which were rendered fit after service of formal notices | 3 | |
| Number of dwelling-houses in respect of which Public Health Act notices were served requiring defects to be remedied | 1,947 | |
| (2,393 intimation notices) | ||
| Number of dwelling-houses in which defects were remedied after service of formal notices— | ||
| (i) By owners (2,548 intimation notices complied with) | 2,063 | |
| (ii) By Local Authority in default of owners | 6 | |
| Number of separate tenements or underground rooms in respect of which Closing Orders were made | 39 | |
| (contained in 23 houses) | ||
| N umber of basement rooms which were rendered fit | 124 | |
| (contained in 64 houses) | ||