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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
Richmond upon Thames 1951
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Richmond]
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SECTION D—HOUSING.
Housing Statistics for the year 1951.
| 1. Number of dwellings owned by the Local Authority:— | ||
| Number of Houses | 1269 | |
| Number of Flats | 297 | |
| Total | 1566 | |
| 2. Unfit Houses. | ||
| (I) Inspection of Dwelling Houses during the Year:— | ||
| (i) (a) Total number of dwelling houses inspected for housing defects (under Public Health or Housing Acts) | 1042 | |
| (b) Number of inspections made for the purpose | 2950 | |
| (ii) (a) Number of dwelling houses (included under sub-head (1) above) which were inspected and recorded under the Housing Consolidated Regulations, 1925 and 1932 | 4 | |
| (b) Number of re-inspections made under the Regulations | 13 | |
| (iii) Number of dwelling houses found to be in a state so dangerous or injurious to health as to be unfit for human habitation | Nil. | |
| (iv) Number of dwelling houses (exclusive of those referred to under the preceding subheading) found not to be in all respects reasonably fit for human habitation | 366 | |
| (II) 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 (including cases outstanding from the previous year) | 327 | |