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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Chigwell 1945
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Chigwell]
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(2) Number of dwelling-houses in which defects
were remedied after service of formal
notices:—
(a) by Owners Nil
(b) by Local Authority in default of Owners Nil
(c) Proceedings under Section 11 and 13 of lhe
Housing Act, 1936.
(1) Number of dwelling-houses in respect of
which Demolition Orders were made Nil
(2) Number of dwelling-houses demolished in
pursuance of Demolition Orders Nil
Housing Act, 1936—Part IV—Overcrowding.
No formal action.
Seventeen inspections and visits have been made
and action taken where possible, but there is great difficulty
in dealing with overcrowding due to the acute
shortage of houses.
The issue of certificates showing permitted numbers to the end of the year is as follows:—
| Buckhurst Hill | 350 |
| Chigwell | 169 |
| Loughton | 397 |
| Total to end of 1945 | 916 |
Summary of Defects.
| Defective roofs | 40 |
| ,, gutters and rain water pipes | 37 |
| ,, external walls | 23 |
| ,, yard paving | 12 |
| ,, drains and vent pipes | 17 |
| „ W.C.'s | 11 |
| „ flush tanks | 6 |
| ,, sinks and waste pipes | 10 |