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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Enfield 1956
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Enfield]
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With State assistance (included in above totals) :—
| (a) Local Authority | 192 |
| (b) Other Local Authorities | Nil |
| (c) Other bodies or persons | Nil |
1.
No. of inspections.
| No. of houses. | No. of Inspections. | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| (1) | Total number of dwelling-houses inspected for housing-defects (under Public Health and Housing Acts) and number of inspections made | 2,233 | 8,461 |
| (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 | 303 | 452 |
| (3) | Number of dwelling-houses represented to the Council by the Medical Officer of Health to be in a state so dangerous or injurious to health as to be unfit for human habitation | 39 | |
| (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 (The number here given is of houses where any insanitary conditions were found.) | 596 | |
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 534
3. Action under Statutory Powers.
A.—Proceedings under Sections 9, 10, 11 and 16 of
the Housing Act, 1936 :—
(1) Number of dwelling-houses in respect
of which Notices were served requiring
repairs 14
(2) Number of dwelling-houses which were
rendered fit after service of formal
Notices:—
(a) By owners 8
(b) By Local Authority in default of
owner 1