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Southall 1950
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southall]
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Table XV
Statistics HOUSING—GENERAL
| 1. | Inspection of dwelling-houses during the year:— | ||
| (1) | (a) Total number of dwelling-houses inspected for housing defects (under Public Health or Housing Acts) | 1,945 | |
| (b) Number of inspections made for the purpose | 6,809 | ||
| (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 | 1,043 | |
| 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 | 806 | |
| 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 | — | ||
| (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 | 239 | ||
| (2) Number of dwelling-houses in which defects were remedied after service of formal notices | |||
| (a) By owners | 279 | ||
| (b) By local authority in default of owners | 3 | ||
| (c) | Proceedings under Sections 11 and 13 of the Housing Act, 1936:— | ||
| (1) Number of dwelling-houses in respect of which Demolition Orders were made | |||
| (2) Number of dwelling-houses demolished in pursuance of Demolition Orders | - | ||
| (d) | Proceedings under Section 12 of the Housing Act, 1936:— | ||
| (1) Number of separate tenements or underground rooms in respect of which Closing Orders were made | - | ||
| (2) Number of separate tenements or underground rooms in respect of which Closing Orders were determined, the tenement room having been rendered fit | |||
| 4. | Housing Act, 1936—Overcrowding:— | ||
| (a) | (1) Number of dwellings overcrowded at the end of the year | 121 | |
| (2) Number of families dwelling therein | 184 | ||
| (3) Number of persons dwelling therein | 698 | ||
| (b) | Number of new cases of overcrowding reported during the year | 38 | |
| (c) | (1) Number of cases of overcrowding relieved during the year | 8 | |
| (2) Number of persons concerned in such cases | 36 | ||
| (d) | Particulars of any case in which dwelling-houses have again become overcrowded after the local authority have taken steps for the abatement of overcrowding | - | |