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Barking 1937

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Barking]

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3. Action under Statutory Powers during the Year:—
A.—Proceedings under sections 17, 18 and 23 of the Housing Act, 1930:
(1) Number of dwelling-houses in respect of which notices were
served requiring repairs 151
(2) Number of dwelling-houses which were rendered fit after service of
formal notices:—
(a) By owners 156
(b) By local authority in default of owners 5
B.—Proceedings under Public Health Acts:
(1) Number of dwelling-houses in respect of which notices were
served requiring defects to be remedied 278
(2) Number of dwelling-houses in which defects were remedied after
service of formal notices:—
(a) By owners 272
(b) By local authority in default of owners 9
C.—-Proceedings under sections 19 and 21 of the Housing Act, 1930:
(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 20 of the Housing Act, 1930:
(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
E.—Proceedings under section 148, Barking Corporation Act, 1933:
Number of dustbins supplied by local authority in default of owners 66
2. HOUSING CONDITIONS.
(a) General Observations.—The total number of inhabited houses in the district
is 19,441 (including 1,291 shops), which, compared with the total of 10,965 at the
census of 1931, gives an indication of the growth of the town.
Of the total of 18,150 dwelling-houses, 1,826 are owned by the Council and
over 7,000 have been erected in the area by the London County Council since the
year 1929.