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Woolwich 1925
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Woolwich]
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HOUSING STATISTICS FOR THE YEAR 1925.
In accordance with the instructions of the Ministry of
Health, the following tabular statement is shown :—
TABLE No. 33.
| Number of new houses erected during the year:— | |
| 324 | |
| (6) With State assistance under the Housing | |
| Acts, 1919 or 1923 | |
| (i) By the Local Authority | 122 |
| (ii) By other bodies or persons | 64 |
| 1. Unfit Dwelling Houses. | |
| (1) Total number of dwelling houses inspected for housing defects (under Public Health or Housing Acts) | 6,238 |
| (2) Number of dwelling houses which were inspected and recorded under the Housing (Inspection of District) Regulations, 1910, or the Consolidated Regulations, 1925 | 3,197 |
| {3) Number of dwelling houses found to be in a state so dangerous or injurious to health as to be unfit for human habitation | 6 |
| (4) Number of dwelling houses (exclusive of those referred to under the preceding sub-heading) found not to be in all respects reasonably fit for human habitation | 1,415 |
| 2.—Remedy of Defects without Service of Formal Notices.* | |
| Number of defective dwelling houses rendered fit in. consequence of informal action by the Local Authority or their officers | 1,836 |
* Includes intimation notices.