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Southall 1942
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southall]
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T able XXXIV.
| Statistics. HOUSING. | ||
| 1. Inspection of Dwelling-houses during the year :— | ||
| (I) | (a) Total number of dwelling-houses inspected for housing defects (under Public Health or Housing Acts) | 290 |
| (b) Number of inspections made for the purpose | 4074 | |
| (2) | (a) Number of dwelling-houses (included under sub-head (1) above) which were inspected and recorded under the Housing Consolidated Regulations, 1925 | |
| (b) Number of inspections made for the purpose | — | |
| (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 | _ |
| 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 | - |
| 3. | Action under statutory powers during the year :— | |
| (a) | Proceedings under Sections 9, 10 and 16 of the Housing Act, 1936 :— | |
| (1) Number of dwelling-houses in respect of which notices were served requiring repairs | ||
| ( | 2) Number of dwelling-houses which were rendered fit after service of formal notices:— | |
| (a) By owners | 4 | |
| (b) By local authority in default of owners | ||
| (b) | Proceedings under Public Health Acts :— | |
| (1) Number of dwelling-houses in respect of which notices were served requiring defects to be remedied | 280 | |
| (2) Number of dwelling-houses in which defects were remedied after service of formal notices :— | ||
| (a) By owners | 28 | |
| (b) By local authority in default of owners | — | |