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Crayford 1925

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Crayford]

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Housing inspection.
During' the year I recorded 59 house-to-house inspections
out of a total of 375 premises dealt with. No
doubt the Committee are aware that an Inspector has to
systematically inspect all dwellings under a certain
rental from year to year and keep records of each house,
which are classified as House-to-House Inspections.
During 1925, a tremendous amount of housing repairs
have been executed.
This will be readily seen by mentioning a few of
the larger works carried out, a portion of which culminated
as the result of lengthy negotiations and
numerous interviews, etc. I can frankly say that at
first the possibility of bringing some of these matters to
a satisfactory conclusion appeared to be remote without
involving llie Council in considerable expense enforcing
their requirements by legal action.

Table: This will be readily seen by mentioning a few of the larger works carried out, a portion of which culminated as the result of lengthy negotiations and numerous interviews, etc. I can frankly say that at first the possibility of bringing some of these matters to a satisfactory conclusion appeared to be remote without involving llie Council in considerable expense enforcing their requirements by legal action.

This will be readily seen by mentioning a few of the larger works carried out, a portion of which culminated as the result of lengthy negotiations and numerous interviews, etc. I can frankly say that at first the possibility of bringing some of these matters to a satisfactory conclusion appeared to be remote without involving llie Council in considerable expense enforcing their requirements by legal action.

Premises.Works Carried Out.
Nos. 11, 13, 15, 17, 19. North End Road.These premises were in a very dilapidated condition but have now been thoroughly repaired at a cost of over £1000.
Nos. 14, 16, 18, 20, 22. 24, Willow Road.There are 12 houses involved in the preliminary notice served, the front elevations of which are and were in a very bad state of repair, so much so that it appeared to me to be useless to attempt to carry out repairs. As the result of my activities herein, the Owners have agreed to recondition the front elevation of each house, six of which have been dealt with satisfactorily, and at the time of writing this report, I am informed that The Builder has received instructions to commence on the remaining six houses. The 12 houses are being dealt with in pairs for