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City of London 1938
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for London, City of ]
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The following table is included in this Report in accordance with the request contained in the letter from the Ministry of Health, dated 25th October, 1938, and relating to contents of annual reports of Medical Officers of Health:—
| 1. Inspection of Dwelling-houses during the Year:— | |
| (1) (a) Total number of dwelling-houses inspected for housing defects (under Public Health or Housing Acts) | 232 |
| (b) Number of inspections made for the purpose | 450 |
| (2) (a) Number of dwelling-houses (included under sub-head (1) above) which were inspected and recorded under the Housing Consolidated Regulations, 1925 and 1932 | 48 |
| (b) Number of inspections made for the purpose | 62 |
| (3) Number of dwelling-houses found to be in a state so dangerous or injurious to health as to be unfit for human habitation | Nil. |
| (4) Number of dwelling-houses (exclusive of those referred to under the preceding -sub-head) found not to be in all respects reasonably fit for human habitation | 65 |
| 2. Remedy of Defects during the year without Service of formal Notices:— | |
| Number of defective dwelling-houses rendered fit in consequence of informal action by the Local Authority or their officers | 68 |
| 3. Action under Statutory Powers during the Year:— | |
| A.—Proceedings under sections 9, 10 and 16 of the Housing Act, 1936 | |
| (1) Number of dwelling-houses in respect of which notices were served requiring repairs | Nil. |
| (2) Number of dwelling-houses which were rendered fit after service of formal notices:— | |
| (a) By owners | Nil. |
| (b) By Local Authority in default of owners | Nil. |
| B.—Proceedings under Public Health Acts: | |
| (1) Number of dwelling-houses in respect of which notices were served requiring defects to be remedied | 46 |
| (2) Number of dwelling-houses in which defects were remedied after service of formal notices:— | |
| (a) By owners | 8 |
| (b) By Local Authority in default of owners | Nil. |
| C.—Proceedings under sections 11 and 13 of the Housing Act, 1936: | |
| (1) Number of dwelling-houses in respect of which Demolition Orders were made | Nil. |
| (2) Number of dwelling-houses demolished in pursuance of Demolition Orders | Nil. |
| D.—Proceedings under section 12 of the Housing Act, 1936 : | |
| (1) Number of separate tenements or underground rooms in respect of which Closing Orders were made | Nil. |
| (2) Number of separate tenements or underground rooms in respect of which Closing Orders were determined, the tenement or room having been rendered fit | Nil. |
| 4. Housing Act, 1936.—Part IV.—Overcrowding: | |
| A.— (i) Number of dwellings overcrowded at the end of the year | 29 |
| (ii) Number of families dwelling therein | 29 |
| (iii) Number of persons dwelling therein | 139 |
| B.—Number of new cases of overcrowding reported during the year. | 2 |
| C.— (i) Number of cases of overcrowding relieved during the year | 21 |
| (ii) Number of persons concerned in such cases | 87 |
| D.— Particulars of any cases in which dwelling-houses have again become overcrowded after the Local Authority have taken steps for the abatement of overcrowding | — |
| E.— Any other particulars with respect to overcrowding conditions upon which the Medical Officer of Health may consider it desirable to report | _ |
Common Lodging House, 116, Middlesex Street.—Opened on the 7th February, 1906,
and known as the "Salvation Army Working Men's Hotel and Shelter," this is now the
only common lodging house in the City. Periodical inspections have been made and such
remedial works as required executed. The premises are well conducted and maintained
in a generally satisfactory condition, and are registered in the name of the Salvation Army
Trustee Co.
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