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Bethnal Green 1949
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Bethnal Green Borough]
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In addition to the above the Bethnal Green Borough Council
has been responsible for the erection of flats on the Rogers Estate.
70 flats have been completed during the year.
Housing Statistics.
General details with regard to inspection of dwelling houses are
| submitted in the following tabular form :— | |
| Total number of houses in the Borough | 15,229 |
| 1. Inspection of Dwelling-houses during the year :— | |
| (1) (a) Total number of dwelling-houses inspected for housing defects (under Public Health or Housing Acts) .. | 4,765 |
| (6) Number of inspections made for the purpose | 18,805 |
| (2) (a) Number of dwelling-houses (included under sub-head (1) above) which were inspected and recorded under the Housing Consolidated Regulations, 1925.. | 16 |
| 44 | |
| (3) Number of dwelling-houses found to be in a state so dangerous or injurious to health as to be unfit for human habitation | 16 |
| (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 | 4,242 |
| 2. Remedy of defects during the year without service of Formal Notices :— | |
| Number of dwelling-houses rendered fit in consequence of informal action by the Local Authority or their Officers | 784 |
| 3. Action under Statutory Powers during the Year :— | |
| (a) Proceedings under Sections 9, 10 and 16 of the Housing Act 1936 :— | |
| (1) Number of dwelling-houses in respect of which notices were served requiring repairs | 1 |
| (2) Number of dwelling-houses which were rendered fit after service of formal notices :— | |
| (a) By Owners .. | 1 |
| Nil | |
| (1) Number of dwelling-houses in respect of which notices were served requiring defects to be remedied | 3,457 |
| (2) Number of dwelling-houses in which defects were remedied after service of formal notice :— | |
| 2,871 | |
| 6 |