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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
Bromley 1937
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Bromley]
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| Total number of inhabited houses at 31st December, 1937 (according to rate books) | 16545 |
| The number of houses for which plans have been approved during 1937 is as follows:— | |
| (a) By private enterprise | 462 |
| (b) By Local Authorities | Nil. |
| 1- Inspection of Ilt/vl/ing-liouses during the year-.— | |
| (1) (a) Total number of dwelling-houses inspected for housing defects (under Public Health or Housing Acts) | 810 |
| (b) Number of inspections made for the purpose | 4696 |
| (2) (a) Number of dwelling-houses (included under sub-head (1) above) which were inspected and recorded under the Housing Consolidated Regulations, 1925 | 115 |
| (b) Number of inspections made for the purpose | 1495 |
| (•3) Number of dwelling-houses found to be in a state so dangerous or injurious to health as to be unfit for human habitation | *15 |
| (4) Number of dwelling-houses (exclusive of those referred to under the preceding subhead) found not to be in all respects reasonably fit for human habitation | 655 |
| dumber of defective dwelling-houses rendered fit in consequence of informal action by the Local Authority or their officers | 744 |
* Informal action to secure closure of these 15 houses is proceeding
satisfactorily.