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
Greenwich 1934
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Greenwich Borough]
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| (3) Number of dwelling-houses found to be in a state so dangerous or injurious to health as to be unfit for human habitation | 104 | ||
| (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 | 1,688 | ||
| 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 | 512 | ||
| 3. Action under Statutory Powers during the year:— | |||
| (a) Proceedings under Sections 17, 18 and 23 of the Housing Act, 1930:— | |||
| (1) Number of dwelling-houses in respect of which notices were served requiring repairs | 8 | ||
| (2) Number of dwelling-houses which were rendered fit after service of formal notices:— | |||
| 18 | |||
| — | |||
| (b) Proceedings under Public Health Acts:— | |||
| (1) Number of dwelling-houses in respect of which notices were served requiring de-fects to be remedied | |||
| Intimations | 1,249 | ||
| Statutory | 175 | ||
| (2) Number of dwelling-houses in which defects were remedied after service of formal notices:— | |||
| 1,063 | |||
| (b) By local authority in default of owners | — | ||
| (c) Proceedings under Sections 19 and 21 of the Housing Act, 1930: | |||
| (1) Number of dwelling-houses in respect of which Demolition Orders were made | — | ||