Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Bethnal Green Borough]
This page requires JavaScript
Continued from previous page...
Names of Premises | Provided by | No. of dwellings |
---|---|---|
brought forward: | 274 | |
Onslow House | London County Council | 8 |
Warburg House | do. | 8 |
Waring House | do. | 6 |
Yates House | do. | 64 |
Total | 360 |
Housing Statistics
General details with regard to inspection of dwelling-houses
are submitted in the following tabular form.
Total number of dwellings in the Borough 15,632
1. Inspection of Dwelllnghouses during the year:-
(1)(a) Total number of dwelllnghouses inspected
for housing defects (under Public Health
and Housing Acts )2,948
(b) Number of inspections made for the
purpose 11,281
(2) (a) Number of dwelllnghouses (included under
subhead (1) above which were inspected
and recorded under the Housing
Consolidated Regulations, 1925 ) 405
(b) Number of inspections made for the
purpose 434
(3) Number of dwelllnghouses found to be in
a state so dangerous or injurious to
health as to be unfit for human habitation 21
(4) Number of dwelllnghouses (exclusive of
those referred to under the preceding
sub-head) found not to be in all respects
reasonably fit for human habitation 2,228
2. Remedy of defects during the year without service
of Formal Notices:-
Number of dwelllnghouses rendered fit in consequence
of informal action by the Local Authority
or their Officers 1,123