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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
Shoreditch 1937
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Shoreditch]
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The following table gives particulars of the work done under the Housing Acts in the form required by the Ministry of Health:—
Table No. 125
| 1. Inspection of Dwelling-houses during the Year: | |
|---|---|
| (1) (a) Total number of dwelling-houses inspected for housing defects (under Public Health or Housing Acts) | 7,954 |
| (b) Number of inspections made for the purpose | 29,399 |
| (2) (a) Number of dwelling-houses (included under sub-head (1) above) which Were inspected and recorded under the Housing Consolidated Regulations, 1925 | 425 |
| (b) Number of inspections made for the purpose | 699 |
| (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-head) found not to be in all respects reasonably fit for human habitation | 179 |
| 2. Remedy of Defects during the Year without Service of formal Notices:— | |
| Number of defective dwelling-houses rendered fit in consequence of informal action by the Local Authority or their officers (Intimation Notice)—Public Health (London) Act | 4,474 |
| 3. Action under Statutory Powers during the Year:- | |
| A.—Proceedings under sections 9, 10 and 16 of the Housing Act, 1936— | |
| (1) Number of dwelling-houses in respect of which notices were served requiring repairs | 57 |
| (2) Number of dwelling-houses which were rendered fit after service of formal notices:- | |
| (a) By owners | 57 |
| (b) By local authority in default of owners | Nil |
| B.—Proceedings under Public Health Acts— | |
| (1) Number of dwelling houses in respect of which notices were served requiring defects to be remedied | 874 |
| (2) Number of dwelling-houses in which defects were remedied after service of formal notices:— | |
| (a) By owners | 874 |
| (b) By local authority in default of owners | Nil |