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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 1962
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Stepney]
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Table 12 HOUSING STATISTICS
| 1.- | Inspection of dwelling houses during the year:- | |
| (l) (a) Dwelling houses inspected for housing defects (under Public Health or Housing Acts) | 4,131 | |
| (b) Inspections made for the purpose | 13,085 | |
| (2) (a) Dwelling houses inspected and recorded under the Housing Consolidated Regulations, 1925 | 251 | |
| (b) Inspections made for the purpose | 276 | |
| (3) Dwelling houses found to be in a state so dangerous or injurious to health as to be unfit for human habitation | 3 | |
| (4) Dwelling houses found not to be in all respects reasonably fit for habitation | 1,259 | |
| 2.- | Remedy of defects during the year without service of formal Notices | |
| Dwelling houses rendered fit in consequence of informal action by the Local Authority or their officers | 119 | |
| 3.- | Action under Statutory Powers during the year | |
| (a) Proceedings under Sections 9, 10 and 12 of the Housing Act, 1957:- | ||
| Dwelling houses in respect of which notices were served requiring repairs | nil | |
| (b) Proceedings under Public Health Acts | ||
| (l) Dwelling houses in respect of which notices were served requiring defects to be remedied | 1,140 | |
| (2) Dwelling houses in which defects were remedied after service of formal notices:- | ||
| (i) By owners | 1,050 | |
| (ii) By Local Authority in default of owners | 90 | |