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Ealing 1923

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ealing]

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NUMBER OF NEW HOUSES ERECTED DURING
THE YEAR:
(a) Total 151
(b) As part of a municipal housing scheme None
1.—Unfit Dwelling Houses.
Inspection.
(1) Total number of dwelling houses inspected for
housing defects (under Public Health or Housing
Acts) 1,135
(2) Number of dwelling houses which were inspected
and recorded under the Housing (Inspection of
District) Regulations, 1910 421
(3) Number of dwelling houses found to be in a state
so dangerous or injurious to health as to be unfit
for human habitation None
(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 697
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 594
3.—Action under Statutory Powers.
(a) Proceedings under Section 28 of the Housing,
Town Planning, etc., Act, 1919 None
(1) Number of dwelling houses in respect of which
notices were served requiring repairs None
(2) Number of dwelling houses which were rendered
fit:
(a) By Owners None
(b) By Local Authority in default of Owners None
(3) Number of dwelling houses in respect of which
Closing Orders became operative in pursuance
of declarations by Owners of intention to close None