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East Ham 1939
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for East Ham]
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HOUSING STATISTICS.
| 1. - Inspection of Dwellinghouses during the Year:- | ||
| (1) | (a) Total number of dwellinghouses inspected for defects (under Public Health of Housing Acts.) | 4,813 |
| (b) Number of inspections made for the purpose | 18,692 | |
| (2) | (a) Number of dwellinghouses( included under Sub-head(l) above)which were inspected & recorded under the Housing Consolidated Regulations, 1925 | 1,679 |
| (b) Number of inspections made for the purpose | 7,300 | |
| (3) | Number of dwelling-houses found to be in a state so dangerous or injurious to health as to be unfit for human habitation | - |
| (4) | Number of dwellinghouses (exclusive of those referred to under the preceding sub-head)found not to be in all respects reasonably fit for human habitation | 3,001 |
| II. - 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 | 1,923 | |
| III.- Action under Statutory Powers during the Year:- | ||
| (a) | Proceedings under section 9,10,and 16,of the Housing Act, 1936:- | |
| (1) | Number of dwellinghouses in respect of which notices were served requiring repairs | |
| (2) | Number of dwellinghouses which were rendered fit after service of formal notices:- | |
| (a) by owners | ||
| (b) By Local Authority in default of owners | — | |
| (b) | Proceedings under Public Health Acts:- | |
| (1) | Number of dwellinghouses in respect of which notices were served requiring defects to be remedied | 310 |
| (2) | Number of dwellinghouses in which defects were remedied after service of formal notices:- | |
| (a) By owners | 276 | |
| (b) By Local Authority in default of owners | ||
| (c) | Proceedings under Section 11 & 13 of the Housing Act,1936 | |
| (1) | Number of dwellinghouses in respect of which Demolition Orders were made | - |
| (2) | Number of dwellinghouses demolished in pursuance pf Demolition Orders | - |
| (d) | Proceedings under Section 12 of tho Housing Act, 1936:- | |
| (1) | Number of separate tenements or underground rooms in respect of which Closing Orders were made | - |
| (2) | Number of separate tenements or underground rooms in , respect of which Closing Orders were determined the tenement or- room having been rendered fit | |
| IV. - Housing Act, 1936. Part IV. - Overcrowding. | ||
| (a) | (i) Number of dwellings overcrowded at the end of the year | 173 |
| (ii) Number of families dwelling therein | 177 | |
| (iii)Number of persons dwelling therein | 1,287 | |
| (b) | Number of new cases of overcrowding reported during the year | 32 |
| (c) | (i) Number of cases of overcrowding relieved during the year | 107 |
| (ii) Number of persons concerned in such cases | 748 | |
| (d) | Particulars of any cases in which dwellinghouses have again become overcrowded After the Local Authority have taken steps for tho abatement of overcrowding | 2 |
| (e) | For other comments on overcrowding see report. | |
| Number of New Houses erected during the Year 1939:- | ||
| By Private enterprise | Nil | |
| By the Local Authority | 77 | |
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