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Bexley 1925

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Bexley]

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b. With State assistance under the Housing
Acts:
i. By Local Authority Nil.
ii. By other bodies or
persons 82
1. Unfit Dwelling Houses.
Inspection—(1) Total number of dwellinghouses
inspected for housing defects under
Public Health or Housing Acts) 539
2. Number of dwelling-houses which were
inspected and recorded under the Housing
(Inspection of District) Regulations,
1910, or the Housing Consolidated Regulations,
1925 51
3. Number of dwelling-houses found to be in a
state so dangerous of injurious to health as
to be unfit for human habitation 1
4. Number of Dwelling-houses (exclusive of
those referred to under the preceding subheading)
found not to be in all respects
reasonably fit for human habitation 280
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 241
3. Action under Statutory Powers.
a. Proceedings under section 3 of the Housing
Act, 1925:—
1. Number of dwelling-houses in respect of
which notices were served requiring repairs 6
2. Number of dwelling-houses which were
rendered fit after service of formal notices:—
(a) By Owners 5
(b) By Local Authority in default of
Owners Nil
12