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Stoke Newington 1927

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Stoke Newington, The Metropolitan Borough]

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716
Unfit Dwelling-Houses.
1.—Inspection.
(1) Total number of dwelling-houses inspected for
housing defects (under Public Health or Housing
Acts) 2,059
(2) Number of dwelling-houses which were inspected
and recorded under the Housing (Inspection of
District) Regulations, 1910 0
(3) Number of dwelling-houses found to be in a state so
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
842
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 (intimation notices) 745
3.—Action under Statutory Powers.
A.—Proceedings under section 3 of the Housing Act, 1925 0
B.—Proceedings under Public Health Acts.
(1) Number of dwelling-houses in respect of which
notices were served requiring defects to be
remedied 97
(2) Number of dwelling-houses in which defects were
remedied:—
(a) by owners 97
(b) by Local Authority in default of owners 0
(3) Number of Dwelling houses closed 2
C.—Proceedings under sections 11, 14 and 15 of the
Housing Act, 1925 0