London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972

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Walthamstow 1958

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Walthamstow]

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Houses erected by Private Enterprise

Hoe Street Ward4 Flats
St. James Street Ward10 Flats
Higham Hill Ward6 Flats1House
High Street Ward
Hale End Ward14 Flats6Houses
Wood Street Ward7Houses
TOTAL34 Flats14Houses

Note :—All were permanent houses and flats.
In addition to the main building programme, improvements
and conversions have been carried out to a number of Council owned
properties.
Improvement Grants
Applications received from owner/
occupiers 100
Total number of grants and amounts
approved by Council to owner/
occupiers 38 £7,718
Applications received from Warner
Estate Ltd. 71
Total number of grants and amounts
approved by Council to Warner
Estate Ltd. 74 £14,884
Summary
Total number of applications 171
Total number of grants 112
Total amount of grants £22,602
Inspection
The Chief Public Health Inspector reports as follows:—
I.—Inspection of Dwelling Houses during the Year:—
(1) (a) Total number of dwelling houses inspected for
housing defects (under the Public Health or
Housing Acts) 1,673
(b) Number of inspections made for the purpose 4,964
(2) (a) Number of dwelling houses (included under
head (1) above) which are inspected and recorded
under the Housing Consolidated Regulations,
1925 and 1932 9
(b) Number of Inspections made for the purpose 13
(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
(N.B. These comprise individual unfit houses)