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Kingston upon Thames 1923
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Kingston-upon-Thames]
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| C.—Proceedings upnder Section 17 and 18 of the Housing, Town Planning, &c., Act, 1909— | |
| (1) Number of representations made with a view to the making of Closing Orders | nil |
| (2) Number of dwelling-houses in respect of which Closing Orders were made | nil |
| (3) Number of dwelling-houses in respect of which Closing Orders were determined, the dwelling-houses having been rendered fit | nil |
| (4) Number of dwelling-houses in respect of which Demolition Orders were made | nil |
| (5) Number of dwelling-houses demolished in pursuance of Demolition Orders | nil |
House-to-house inspection in the Borough was recom
menced during the year. No systematic inspection had
been made for some years previously. The time available
for this important work is not great, and the inspection of
a large number of houses with a view to statistics only was
purposely avoided. Under present conditions it is impossible
to deal with high numbers of poor condition houses
each year if, in addition to the inspection, supervision is
maintained to ensure that necessary works are not only
carried out but that the works are satisfactory. In order
to deal with greatly-increased numbers of houses it would
be essential to limit the time given to owners in which to
carry out works voluntarily, otherwise the number of houses
under review at one time would be overwhelming.
Asylum Road presented considerable difficulty. The
houses are mostly let in lodgings. The Byelaws relating'
to these houses were not enforced during' and after the war
and at the time of inspection nearly every house was
overcrowded. This overcrowding had not been reduced
substantially at the end of the year.
The following analysis of the results of the inspection
are interesting:—