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Croydon 1930
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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T able IX. Housing 1930.
| Number of houses erected during the year:— | |
|---|---|
| (a) Total | 1266 |
| (b) With State assistance under the Housing Acts, 1919 or 1923: (i) By the Local Authority | 58 |
| (ii) By other bodies or persons | Nil |
| 1.—Unfit Dwelling Houses:— Inspection (1) Total number of dwelling houses inspected for housing defects (under Public Health or Housing Acts) | 4700 |
| (2) Number of dwelling houses which were inspected and recorded under the Housing (Inspection of District) Regulations, 1910, or the Housing Consolidated Regulations, 1925 | 1832 |
| (3) Number of dwelling houses found to be in a state so dangerous or injurious to health as to be unfit for human habitation | 3 |
| (4) Number of dwelling houses (exclusive of those referred to under the preceding sub-heading) found not to be in all respects reasonably fit for human habitation | 3100 |
| 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 | 1981 |
| 3.—Action under Statutory Powers:— A. Proceedings under Section 3 of the Housing Act, 1925, and Section 17, Housing Act, 1930: (1) Number of dwelling houses in respect of which notices were served requiring repairs | 5 |
| (2) Number of dwelling houses which were rendered fit: | Nil |
| (b) By Local Authority in default of owners | 2 |
| (3) Number of dwelling houses in respect of which Closing Orders became operative in pursuance of declarations by owners of intention to close | Nil |
| B. Proceedings under Public Health Aots:— (1) Number of dwelling houses in respect of which notices were served requiring defects to be remedied | 738 |
| (2) Number of dwelling houses in which defects were remedied : | *557 |
| (b) By Local Authority in default of owners | Nil |
| 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 | 2 |
| (2) Number of dwelling houses in respect of which Closing Orders were made | 1 |
| (3) Number 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 |
| (6) Number of dwelling houses demolished voluntarily | Nil |
This number does not include 205 houses where notices were served in
the latter part of 1920 and complied with in 1930.