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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
Twickenham 1952
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Twickenham]
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Table 12.
Housing Statistics.
| I. Inspection of dwelling-houses during the year | Number |
|---|---|
| 1. (a) Dwelling-houses inspected for housing defects (under Public Health or Housing Acts) | 1,452 |
| (b) Inspections made for the purpose | 5,684 |
| 2. (a) Dwelling-houses (included under sub-head (1) above) which were inspected under the Housing Consolidated Regulations, 1925 | Nil |
| (b) Inspections made for the purpose | Nil |
| 3. Dwelling-houses found to be in a state so dangerous or injurious to health as to be unfit for human habitation | 1 |
| 4. Dwelling-houses (exclusive of those referred to under the preceding sub-head) found not to be in all respects reasonably fit for human habitation | 742 |
| Defective dwelling-houses rendered fit in consequence of informal action by the local authority or their officers | 607 |
| A.—Proceedings under sections 9, 10 and 16 of the Housing Acts, 1936:— | |
| (1) Dwelling-houses in respect of which notices were served requiring repairs | Nil |
| (2) 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) Dwelling-houses in respect of which notices were served requiring defects to be remedied | 121 |
| (2) Dwelling-houses in which defects were remedied after service of formal notices: | |
| (a) By owners | 107 |
| (b) By local authority in default of owners | Nil |
| C.—Proceedings under sections 11 and 13 of the Housing Act, 1936:— | |
| (1) Dwelling-houses in respect of which Demolition Orders were made | 1 |
| (2) Dwelling-houses in respect of which an undertaking was accepted under sub-section (3) of section 11 of Housing Act, 1936 | 1 |
| (3) Dwelling-houses demolished in pursuance of Demolition Orders | 2 |
| D.—Proceedings under section 12 of Housing Act, 1936:— | |
| (1) Separate tenements or underground rooms in respect of which Closing Orders were made | Nil |
| (2) Separate tenements or underground rooms in respect of which Closing Orders were determined, the tenement or room having been rendered fit | 1 |