London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972

View report page

Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London

Chigwell 1950

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Chigwell]

This page requires JavaScript

Text

Copy text to clipboard

SECTION D
HOUSING STATISTICS for the YEAR 1950

Table: Number of new houses erected and occupied during theyear:—

Number of new houses erected and occupied during the

year:—

Permanent Houses:—
For London County Council
Loughton1,157
Chigwell200
1,357
For Chigwell U.D.C48
For Private Owners69
Total1,474
Inspection of Dwelling Houses During the Year:
1.(a) Total number of dwelling houses inspected for housing defects (under Public Health and Housing Acts)265
(b) Number of inspections made for the purpose1,497
2.(a) Number of dwelling houses (included in subhead (1) above) which were inspected and recorded under the Housing Consolidated Regulations, 1925Nil
(b) Number of inspections made for the purposeNil
3.Number of dwelling houses found to be in a state so dangerous or injurious to health as to be unfit for human habitation12
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 habitation160