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Wanstead and Woodford 1940

[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 235
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 Nil
(2) Number of dwelling-houses which were rendered fit
after service of formal notices:
(a) By owners Nil
(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 6
(2) Number of dwelling-houses in which defects were
remedied after service of formal notices:
(a) By owners 2
(b) By Local authority in default of owners 4
(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 Nil
(2) Number of dwelling-houses demolished in pursuance
of Demolition Orders Nil
4. Housing Act, 1936.—Part IV.—Overcrowding:—
(а) (1) Number of dwellings overcrowded at the end of the
year 14
(2) Number of families dwelling therein 14
(3) Number of persons dwelling therein 90
(b) Number of new cases of overcrowding reported during
the year Nil
(c) (1) Number of cases of overcrowding relieved during the
year Nil
(2) Number of persons concerned in such cases Nil
(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