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Walthamstow 1959

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Walthamstow]

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Applications received from Warner Estate
Ltd.:-
Discretionary 56
Total number of grants and amounts approved
by Council to Warner Estate Ltd.:-
Discretionary 42 £8,408
Summary
Total number of applications:-
Discretionary 283
Standard 91
Total number of grants:-
Discretionary 128
Standard 29
Total amount of grants:-
Discretionary £27,711
Standard £3,755
Inspection
The Chief Public Health Inspector reports as follows
I. INSPECTION OP DWELLING HOUSES DURING THE YEAR: -
(1)(a) Total number of dwelling houses inspected
for housing defects (under the Public Health
or Housing Acts) 1,626
(b) Number of inspections made for the purpose 4,210
(2)(a) Number of dwelling houses (included under subhead
(1) above) which are inspected and
recorded under the Housing Consolidated Regulations,
1925 and 1932 18
(b) Number of inspections made for the purpose 23
(3) Number of dwelling houses found to be in a state
so dangerous or injurious to health as to be unfit
for human habitation (N.B. These comprise
individual unfit houses) 4
(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 551
II.-UNFIT HOUSES CLOSED:-
(1) Under Sections 16(4), 17(1) and 35(1), Housing Act
1957 4
(2) Under Sections 17(3) and 26. Housing Act 1957 -
(3) Parts of buildings closed under Section 18, Housing
Act, 1957 2