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[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. | ||
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(a) Total | 0 | |
(b) With State assistance under the Housing Acts— (i) By the Local Authority | 0 | |
(ii) By other bodies or persons | 0 | |
(iii) In course of construction | 230 | |
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, 1925 | 515 | |
(3) Number of dwelling-houses found to be in a state so dangerous or injurious to health as to be unfit for human habitation | 3* | |
(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 habitation | 746 | |
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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