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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
Woolwich 1936
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Woolwich]
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SECTION VI. HOUSING.
The following Table shows the main housing figures for the year set out under
the headings given in Circular 1561 issued by the Ministry of Health for securing
uniformity in the presentation of these statistics.
TABLE No. 34.
| 1.—Inspection of Dwelling Houses during the Year. | |
| (1) Total number of dwelling houses inspected for housing defects (under Public Health or Housing Acts) | 4,608 |
| Number of inspections made for the purpose | 10,909 |
| (2) Number of dwelling houses (included under sub-head (1) above) which were inspected and recorded under the Housing (Consolidated) Regulations, 1925 | 384 |
| Number of inspections made for the purpose | 706 |
| (3) Number of dwelling houses found to be in a state so dangerous or injurious to health as to be unfit for human habitation | 357 |
| (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 | 1,946 |
| 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 | 1,534 |
| *Includes intimation notices. | |
| 3.—Action under Statutory Powers during the Year. | |
| (1) Number of dwelling houses in respect of which notices were served requiring repairs | — |