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Southwark 1925
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southwark, Borough of]
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| Number of new houses erected during the year:— | |
|---|---|
| (a) Total | 42 |
| (b) As part of a municipal housing scheme | None. |
| 1. Unfit dwelling houses:— | |
| Inspection—(1) Total number of dwelling houses inspected for housing defects (under Public Health or Housing Acts) | 14,969 |
| (2) Number of dwelling bouses which were inspected and recorded under the Housing (Inspection of District) Regulations, 1910 | 5,431 |
| (3) Number of dwelling houses found to be in a state so dangerous or injurious to health as to be unfit for human habitation | 8 |
| (4) Number of dwelling houses (exclusive of those referred to under the preceding sub-headiug) found not to be in all respects reasonably fit for human habitation | 10,373 |
| 2. Remedy of Defects without Service of formal Notices :— | |
| Number of defective dwelling houses rendered fit in consequence of informal action by the Local Authority or their Officers | included in above 1—4 |
| 3. Action under Statutory Powers :— | |
| A. Proceedings under Section 28 of the Housing, Town Planning, &c., Act, 1919:— | |
| (1) Number of dwelling houses in respect of which notices were served requiring repairs | None. |
| (2) Number of dwelling houses which were rendered fit— | |
| (a) by owners | None. |
| (b) by Local Authority in default of owners | 17 |
| (3) Number of dwelling houses in respect of which Closing Orders became operative in pursuance of declarations by owners of intention to close | None. |