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Chigwell 1947

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Chigwell]

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SECTION D
Housing Statistics for the year 1947
Number of new houses erected and occupied during
the year:-
Permanent 86
Pre-fabricated 99
- 185
Inspection of Dwelling Houses during the Year:
1. (a) Total number of dwelling-houses inspected
for housing defects (under Public Health and
Housing Acts) 418
(b) Number of inspections made for the purpose 2019
2. (a) Number of dwelling-houses (included in subhead
(1) above) which were inspected and
recorded under the Housing Consolidated
Regulations, 1925 Nil
(6) Number of inspections made for the purpose Nil
3. Number of dwelling-houses found to be in a
state so dangerous or injurious to health as
be unfit for human habitation Nil
4. Number of dwelling-houses (exclusive of
those referred to under the preceding subhead)
found not to be in all respects reasonably
fit for human habitation 73
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 205
Action under Statutory Powers during the
Year:
16