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Wanstead and Woodford 1938

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wanstead and Woodford]

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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 825
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 22
(2) Number of dwelling-houses which were rendered fit
after service of formal notices:—
(a) By owners 22
(b) By Local Authority in default of owners Nil
(b) Proceedings under Public Health Acts:—
(1) Number of dwelling-houses in respect of which notices
were served requiring defects to be remedied 21
(2) Number of dwelling-houses in which defects were
remedied after service of formal notices:
(a) By owners 1
(b) By Local Authority in default of owners .. 20
(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 4
(2) Number of dwelling-houses demolished in pursuance
of Demolition Orders Nil
(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 ... Nil
(2) Number of separate tenements or underground rooms
in respect of which Closing Orders were determined,
the tenement or room having been rendered fit ... Nil
4. Housing Act, 1936.—Part IV.—Overcrowding:—-
(a)(1) Number of dwellings overcrowded at the end of the
year 16
(2) Number of families dwelling therein 16
(3) Number of persons dwelling therein 115½
(b) Number of new cases of overcrowding reported during
the year 2
(c)(1) Number of cases of overcrowding relieved during the
year 4
(2) Number of persons concerned in such cases 22½
(d) Particulars of any cases in which dwelling-houses have
again become overcrowded after the Local Authority
have taken steps for the abatement of overcrowding Nil
(e) Any other particulars with respect to overcrowding
conditions upon which the Medical Officer of Health
may consider it desirable to report Nil