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City of Westminster 1929

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Westminster, City of]

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Table VIII. Number of new houses erected during the year

Tenements.
(a) Total0
(b) With State assistance under the Housing Acts— (i) By the Local Authority0
(ii) By other bodies or persons0
(iii) In course of construction230
1. Unfit dwelling-houses.
Inspection—(1) Total number of dwelling-houses inspected for housing defects (under Public Health or Housing Acts)5,183
(2) Number of dwelling-houses which were inspected and recorded under the Housing Consolidated Regulations, 1925515
(3) Number of dwelling-houses found to be in a state so dangerous or injurious to health as to be unfit for human habitation3*
(4) Number of dwelling-houses (exclusive of those referred to under the preceding sub-heading) found not to be in all respects reasonably fit for human habitation746
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
3. Action under Statutory Powers.
A.—Proceedings under Section 3 of the Housing Act, 1925. (1) Number of dwelling-houses in respect of which notices were served requiring repairs..8

* These 3 houses were the subject of dangerous structure notices. The
tenants obtained alternative accommodation, and the houses were subsequently
demolished.
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