London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972

View report page

Greenwich 1937

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Greenwich Borough]

This page requires JavaScript

Continued from previous page...

Surveys296
Visits for Sampling and Enquiry717
Re-visits905
Miscellaneous Visits189
2,107

HOUSING RETURN, 1937.

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)2,762
(b) Number of inspections made for the purpose7,999
(2)(a) Number of dwelling-houses (included under sub-head (1) above) which were inspected and recorded under the Housing Consolidated Regulations, 1925191
(b) Number of inspections made for the purpose286
(3)Number of dwelling-houses found to be in a state so dangerous or injurious to health as to be unfit for human habitation156
(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 habitation1,411
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 Officers477
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 repairs3
(2) Number of dwelling-houses which were ren-dered fit after service of formal notices :—
Ditto—informal notices23
(a) By owners23
(b) By local authority in default of owners