Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Enfield]
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HOUSING
Number of new houses erected during the year:—
Totals. | With State Assistance (included in Totals). | |||||
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Local Authority | Other Local Authorities | Other Bodies or Persons | Local Authority | Other Local Authorities | Other Bodies or Persons | |
Temporary Houses | Nil | Nil | Nil | Nil | Nil | Nil |
Permanent Houses | 163 | Nil | 16 | 163 | Nil | Nil |
Conversions into Flats | Nil | Nil | 1 | Nil | Nil | Nil |
Conversion into Halfway House | Nil | Nil | Nil | Nil | Nil | Nil |
Rebuilding of War Destroyed Houses | Nil | Nil | 17 | Nil | Nil | Nil |
Reinstatement of Extensively Damaged Houses | Nil | Nil | 2 | Nil | Nil | Nil |
Totals | 163 | Nil | 36 | 163 | Nil | Nil |
1.
No. of houses. | No. of inspections. | |
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(1) Total number of dwelling-houses inspected for housing-defects (under Public Health Housing Acts) and number of inspections made | 2,861 | 15,279 |
(2) Number of dwelling-houses (included under sub-head (1) above) which were inspected and recorded under the Housing Consolidated Regulations, 1925 and 1932, and the number of inspections made | Nil | Nil |
(3) Number of dwelling-houses found to be in a state so dangerous or injurious to health as to be unfit for human habitation | Nil | |
(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 | 1,444 | |
(The number here given is of houses where any | ||
insanitary conditions were found.) |