London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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
Hendon 1948
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hendon]
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| Individual Unfit Houses: No demolition order was made by the Local Authority and no house was found to be in a, state so dangerous, or injurious to health, as to be unfit for human habitation. | |
| Total number of dwelling-houses inspected for housing defects (under Public Health or Housing Acts) | 1288 |
| Number of inspections made for the purpose Number of dwelling-houses found not to be in all respects reasonably fit for human habitation | 4071 887 |
| Remedy of defects without service of Formal Notices: | |
| Number of dwelling-houses rendered fit in consequence of informal action by the Local Authority or their Officers | 656 |
| Number of dwelling-houses in respect of which Notices were served requiring defects to be remedied | 159 |
| Number of dwelling-houses in which defects were remedied after service of formal notices | |
| (a) By Owner | 123 |
| (b) By Local Authority in default of Owner | None |
The following summary of the inspection work performed
by the Sanitary Inspectors has been submitted to me by Mr.
G. E. Luck, Chief Sanitary 'Inspector:—