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
Stepney 1949
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Stepney]
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IV. HOUSING.
| Statistics. I. Inspection of dwelling-houses during the year:- | |||
| (l)(a) Dwelling-houses inspected for housing defects (under Public Health or Housing Acts) | 12,717 | ||
| (b) Inspections made for the above purpose | 24,847 | ||
| (2) (a) Dwelling-houses which were inspected and recorded under the Housing Consolidated Regulations, 1925 | 72 | ||
| (b) Inspections made for the purpose | 82 | ||
| (3) Dwelling-houses found to be in a state so dangerous or injurious to health as to be unfit for human habitation | 2 | ||
| (4) Dwelling-houses found not to be in all respects reasonably fit for human habitation | 6,368 | ||
| II. | Remedy of defects during the year without service of formal Notices:- | ||
| Defective dwelling-houses rendered fit in consequence of informal action by the Local Authority or their officers | 4,590 | ||
| III. | Action under Statutory Powers during the year (a) Proceedings under Sections 9, 10, 11, 13 and 16 of the Housing Act, 1936:-Dwelling-houses in respect of which notices were served requiring repairs | - | |
| (b) Proceedings under Public Health Acts(1) Dwelling-houses in respect of which notices were served requiring defects to be remedied | 1,778 | ||
| (2) Dwelling-houses in which defects were remedied after service of formal Notices | |||
| By owners By Local Authority in default of owner | 1,778 | ||
| (d) Proceedings under Section 12 of the Housing Act, 1936:- Separate tenements or underground rooms in respect of which Closing Orders were made | 9 | ||