Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wimbledon]
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1. Inspection of Dwelling-houses during the year:-
Total number of dwelling-house inpsected for housing defect( under Public Health or Housing Acts) | 1,115 |
Number of inspection made | 7,269 |
(2) Number of dwelling-houses (included under sub-head (1) above, which were inspected and recorded under the Housing Consolidated Regulations, 1925 | 164 |
Number of inspections made | 2,027 |
(.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 dwelling-houses (exclusive of | |
those referred to under the preceding sub | |
head) found not to be in all respects | |
reasonably fit for human habitation | 831 |
2.—Remedv of defects without service of Formal Notices:— | |
Number of defective dwelling-houses rendered | |
fit in consequence of informal action by | |
the Local Authority or their Officers | 707 |
3.—Action under Statutory Powers. | |
A:—Proceedings under Section 3 of the Housing Act, 1925 | |
(1) Number of dwelling-houses in respect of | |
which notices were served requiring repairs | Nil |
(2) Number of dwelling-houses which were rendered fit after service of formal notices: | |
(a) By owners | Nil |
(b) By Local Authority in default of | |
owners | Nil |
(3) Number of dwelling-houses in respect of | |
which Closing Orders became operative in | |
pursuance of declarations by owners of | |
intentions to close | Nil |
B.—Proceedings under Public Health Acts. | |
(1) Number of dwelling-houses in respect of | |
which notices were served requiring | |
defects to be remedied | 97 |
(2) Number of dwelling-houses in which | |
defects were remedied after service of | |
formal notices: | |
(a) By owners | 94 |
(b) By Local Authority in default of | |
owners | Nil |
C:—Proceedings under Sections 11, 14 and 15 of | |
the Housing Act, 1925. | |
(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 |
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