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Marylebone 1910
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Marylebone, Metropolitan Borough]
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the making of closing orders were put into a fit state for human habitation and
the general character of the defects found to exist. He shall also include any
other information and particulars which he may consider desirable in regard to
the work of inspection under the said Section."
The following tabular statement is introduced in compliance with that
instruction and is believed to contain the information called for.
HOUSING. TOWN PLANNING. Etc., ACT. 1909. (Section 17.)
| No. of houses inspected. | No. unfit for habitation | No. of Representations or Reports made to Local Authority. | No. of Closing Orders. | No. of houses in which defects were remedied without Closing Orders. | No. of houses made fit after Closing Orders | General character of defects found to exist. | Remarks. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 327, and 167 Tenements in Blocks of Buildings | 16 | 16 | 13 6 of which were not served (Providence Place 9.14 see Page 60) | 4 in respect of which representations were made 238 in respect of which Notices (Intimations and Statutory) were served. | 2 one pending | In houses represented or reported defects in structure; want of through ventilation; insufficient light; | |
| sanitary conveniences improperly lighted and ventilated without the possibility of improvement; defective drainage etc. | |||||||
| In other cases overcrowding; vermin; defective sanitation and drainage. etc. | |||||||
| Intimation 238 Statutory 123 361 |
Sanitary Survey. In addition to the formal house.to.house inspection
reported upon above. about the middle of December. arrangements were made
for the carrying out by each inspector in his own district of what. for want of a
better name. has been called a "sanitary survey." Briefly this is really a house.
to.house inspection but the particulars are less full. the objects being to get a
rough idea of the condition of the houses in each street. to ensure that the whole
of each district shall be gone over completely by the inspector. and to discover
the streets and houses which require early systematic inspection by the house.
to.house inspector.
Any conditions discovered at these visits which call for immediate attention
are dealt with as soon as possible. Houses calling for immediate representation
are represented. tenements calling for registration under the by.laws relating to
houses let in lodgings are noted. and memoranda are made of conditions which
can wait for treatment till an opportunity arises.