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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
Kingston upon Thames 1927
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Kingston-upon-Thames]
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Increase of Rent & Mortgage Interest Acts.
Eight applications were received during the year from
tenants for certificates under Section 2, Sub-Section 2 of
the above Act, as compared with 12 during 1926.
The premises were subjected in each case to a careful
inspection, and the owners of the houses were invited to
carry out any necessary items of repair.
In two instances necessary repairs were not carried out
by the owners, and certificates were granted to the tenants.
Housing
The following statistics are set out in accordance with the requirements of the Ministry of Health:—
| Number of new houses erected during the year— | |
| (a) Total, including numbers given separately under b | 193 |
| (1) By the Local Authority | 108 |
| (2) By other bodies or persons | Nil |
| 1. Inspection of Dwelling-houses During the Fear. | |
| (1) Total number of dwelling-houses inspected for housing defects (under Public Health or Housing Acts) | 689 |
| (2) Number of dwelling-houses (included under sub-head (1) above) which were inspected and recorded under the Housing Consolidated Regulations, 1925 | 31 |
| (3) Number of dwelling-houses found to be in a state so dangerous or injurious to health as to be unfit for human habitation | Nil |
| (4) Number of dwelling-houses (exclusive of those referred to under the preceding subhead) found not to be in all respects reasonably fit for human habitation | 452 |
| 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 | 355 |