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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
Bethnal Green 1930
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Bethnal Green Borough]
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Housing Statistics for 1930. Number of new houses erected during the year:—
| Total | 28 (tenements) |
|---|---|
| 1. Unfit dwelling-houses. Inspection— | |
| (1) Total number of dwelling-houses inspected for housing defects (under Public Health Acts) | 7,820 |
| (2) Number of dwelling-houses which were inspected and recorded under the Housing Consolidated Regulations, 1925 | 546 |
| (3) Number of dwelling-houses found and reported to be in a state so dangerous or injurious to health as to be unfit for human habitation | |
| (4) Number of dwelling-houses (exclusive of those referred to under the previous sub-heading) found not to be in all respects reasonably fit for human habitation | |
2. 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.
3. Action under Statutory Powers.
(a) Proceedings under Section 3 of the Housing
Act, 1925:—
(1) Number of dwelling-houses in respect of
which notices were served requiring repairs Nil.
(2) Number of dwelling-houses which were
rendered fit 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.