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Paddington 1938
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Paddington, Metropolitan Borough of]
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LEGAL PROCEEDINGS. Housing Act, 1936.
| Premises and Offence. | Result of Proceedings. | |
|---|---|---|
| No. 91, Fernhead Road. (Failure to insert in the rent-book a statement of the permitted number of persons for the dwelling-house to which the rent-book relates.) (Section 62.) | Defendant pleaded guilty, but no penalty inflicted ; summons dismissed under the Probation of Offenders Act. Magistrate expressed the hope that the liabilities of Landlords in regard to this and similar matters would be circulated through the Press. | |
| No. 43, Lancefield Street. (Failure to insert statement, as No. 91, Fernhead Road.) | Defendant pleaded guilty, with result as above. | |
| No. 190, Gloucester Terrace. (Failure to insert statement, as No. 91, Fernhead Road.) | Defendant pleaded guilty, with result as above, but also ordered to pay costs amounting to 10s. Od. | |
| No. 41, Cornwall Road. (Causing or permitting the dwelling-house to become overcrowded.) (Section 59.) | Summons withdrawn. | |
HOUSING. (Ministry of Health Table)
| 1.—Inspection of Dwelling-houses during the Year. | |
| (1) (a) Total number of dwelling-houses inspected for housing defects (under Public Health and Housing Acts) | 3,166 |
| (6) Number of inspections made for the purpose | 25,687 |
| (2) (a) Number of dwelling-houses (included under sub-head (1) above) which were inspected and recorded under the Housing Consolidated Regulations, 1925 | - |
| (6) Number of inspections made for the purpose | - |
| (3) Numberof dwelling-houses found to be in a state so dangerous or injurious to health as to be unfit for human habitation | - |
| (4) Number of dwelling-houses (exclusive of those referred to under the preceding sub-head) found not to be in all respects fit for human habitation) | - |
| 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 ... | No record |
| 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 | *412 |
| (2) Number of dwelling-houses which were rendered fit after service of formal notices:— | |
| (a) by owners | 359 |
| (6) by Local Authority in default of owners | - |
| B. Proceedings under Public Health Acts— | |
| (1) Number of dwelling-houses in respect of which notices were served requiring defects to be remedied | 1.94S |
| (2) Number of dwelling-houses in which defects were remedied after service of formal notices :— | |
| (a) by owners ... | 2,001 |
| (6) by Local Authority in default of owners | — |
| C. Proceedings under Sections 11 and 13 of the Housing Act, 1936—- | |
| (1) Number of dwelling-houses in respect of which Demolition Orders were made | 3 |
| (2) Number of dwelling-houses demolished in pursuance of Demolition Orders | 3 |
| D. Proceedings under Section 12 of the Housing Act, 1936—- | |
| (1) Number of separate tenements or underground rooms in respect of which Closing Orders were made | 411 |
| (2) Number of separate tenements or underground rooms in respect of which Closing Orders were determined, the tenement or room having been rendered fit ........................... | 34 |
| * Informal notices. | |
| 4.—Housing Act, 1936—Overcrowding. | |
| (a) (1) Number of dwellings overcrowded at the end of the year ......... | 887 |
| (2) Number of families dwelling therein ... | 887 |
| (3) Number of persons dwelling therein ... | 4,229$ units |
| (6) Number of new cases of overcrowding reported during the year | 120 |
| (c) (1) Number of cases of overcrowding relieved during the year ...... | 1,241 |
| (2) Number of persons concerned in such cases | 4,657 J units |
| (id) Particulars of any cases in which dwelling-houses have again become overcrowde after the Local Authority have taken steps for the abatement of overcrowding ... | i 3 |
| (e) Any other particulars with respect to overcrowding conditions upon which the Medical Officer of Health may consider it desirable to report ... ... ...... | _ |