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Hornsey 1928
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hornsey, Borough of]
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TABLE K.
HOUSING CONDITIONS.
STATISTICS YEAR ENDED 31st DECEMBER, 1928.
| 1.—General. | ||
| (1) | Estimated population | 92,230 |
| Registrar General's estimated population | 87,280 | |
| (2) | General death-rate | 11.2 |
| (3) | Death-rate from tuberculosis (per 10,000 population) | 0.07 |
| (4) | Infantile mortality | 61.3 |
| (5) | Number of houses and flats erected as municipal housing scheme | 895 |
| (6) | Number of new houses erected during year:— | |
| (a) As part of municipal housing scheme | 0 | |
| (b) By private builders (houses 86, flats 17) | 103 | |
| (c) Houses turned into flats | 21 |
2.—U nfit Dwelling-Houses.
| I.—Inspection | |
| Houses inspected | 1,051 |
| House-to-house | 413 |
| Infectious disease | 451 |
| (1) Total number of dwelling-houses inspected for housing defects (under Public Health or Housing Acts) | 1,4G4 |
| (2) Number of dwelling-houses which were inspected and recorded under tho Housing (Inspection of District) Regulations, 1910 | 413 |
| (3) Number of dwelling-houses found to be in a state 60 dangerous or injurious to health as to be unfit for human habitation | 0 |
| (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 | 735 |
| II.—Remedy of Defects without Service of formal Notice. | |
| Number of defective dwelling-houses rendered fit in consequence of informal action by the Local Authority or their Officers | 688 |
III.—Action under Statutory Powers.
(a) Proceedings under section 28 of the Housing, Town Planning, etc.,
Act, 1919.
(1) Number of dwelling-houses in respect of which notices were
served requiring repairs 0
(2) Number of dwelling-houses which were rendered fit—
(a) by Owners 0
(b) by Local Authority in default of Owners 0