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(c) Proceedings under Sections 11, 14 and 15 of the Housing Act,
1925:
(1) Number of representations made with a view to the making
of Closing Orders Nil
(2) Number of dwelling-houses in respect of which Closing
Orders were made Nil
(8) N umber of dwelling-houses in respect of which Closing
Orders were determined, the dwelling-houses having been
rendered fit Nil
(4) Number of dwelling-houses in respect of which Demolition
Orders were made Nil
(5) Number of dwelling houses demolished in pursuance of
Demolition Orders Nil
Carlisle Street Area.—As indicated in the report for 1927, the London County
Council accepted responsibility for this area, and having received the formal
representation made by me under Sec. 35 of. the Housing Act, 1925, passed the
necessary resolutions and arranged for the taking of all steps preparatory for the
local enquiry. This was eventually held in July, 1928, and occupied two days,
evidence being given in support of the representation and generally with regard to
the area by Dr. Middleton Hewat, one of the assistant medical officers of the
London County Council, and myself. Subsequently the Inspector of the Ministry
of Health, who held the inquiry, himself carried out an investigation, presumably
for the purpose of his report to the Minister of Health. When the year ended the
decision of the Minister had not been received. The Carlisle Street area, as noted
in previous reports, is the largest ever represented in the Metropolis and extends
to 7 acres, affecting 340 premises and 2,832 persons.
GENERAL STATISTICS.
Area (acres) 1,427.8 (exclusive of water); 1,473 (including water).
Population (1921). 104,173. (1928) 101,000 estimated.
Number of inhabited houses (1921), 18,507.
Number of families or separate occupiers (1921). 27,214.
Rateable value. £2,850,966.
Sum represented by a penny rate. £11,879.
Extracts from Vital Statistics of the Year.
Births-
Total M. F.
Legitimate 1,170 595 575
Illegitimate 147 74 73 Blrth Rate, 12 6
Deaths, 1,238. Death Rate, 11.14.
Number of women dying in, or in consequence of, childbirth—from sepsis, 4.
other causes> 5.
Deaths of Infants under 1 year of age per 1,000 births:—
Legitimate 76. Illegitimate 109. Total 79.
Deaths from Measles (all ages), 37,
Deaths from Whooping Cough (all ages), 10.
Deaths from Diarrhœa (under 2 years of age) 18.