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 Holborn Borough]
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The following information is required by the Ministry of Health to be set out
in this report:—
Number of New Houses erected during the Year:—
(a) Total (including numbers given separately under (b)) 1 Block (15
tenements erection continued)
(b) With State assistance under the Housing Acts:
(i) By the Local Authority nil
(ii) By other bodies or persons
I.—INSPECTION OF DWELLING-HOUSES DURING THE YEAR.
(1) Total number of dwelling-houses inspected for housing defects
(under Public Health or Housing Acts) §850
(2) Number of dwelling-houses (included under sub-head (1)
above) which were inspected and recorded under the
Housing Consolidated Regulations, 1925 ||nil
(3) Number of dwelling-houses found to be in a state so dangerous
or injurious to health as to be unfit for human habitation nil
(4) Number of dwelling-houses (exclusive of those referred to
under the preceding sub-head) found not to be in all
espects reasonably fit for human hahitation 352
II.—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 Not known
III.—ACTION UNDER STATUTORY POWERS DURING THE YEAR.
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 after
service of formal notices: —
(&) by owners nil
(b) by Local Authority in default of owners 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
§Practically all these houses were tenement houses containing a number of tenements.
All the more insanitary houses are always annually inspected.
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