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Hendon 1925
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hendon]
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HOUSING.
Number of new houses erected during the year: —
| (a) Total (including numbers given separately under (b) )+(c) | 986 |
| (b) With State assistance under the Housing Acts: | |
| (i) By the Local Authority | Nil. |
| (ii) By Other Bodies or Persons | 2 |
| (c) By Local Authority without State assistance | 56 |
| 1. UNFIT DWELLING HOUSES. | |
| Inspection.—(1) Total number of dwelling houses inspected for housing defects (under Public Health or Housing Acts) | 748 |
| (2) Number of dwelling houses which were inspected and recorded under the Housing (Inspection of District) Regulations, 1910, or the Housing Consolidated Regulations, 1925 | 58 |
| (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 | 486 |
| 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 | 480 |
| Action under Statutory Powers. (a) Proceedings under Section 3 of the Housing Act, 1925. | |