Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Brentford and Chiswick]
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(3) Number of dwelling-houses found to be in a state so
dangerous or injurious to health as to be unfit for
human habitation 26*
(*Houses in Clearance Areas and Individual Unfit
Houses)
(4) Number of dwelling-houses (exclusive of those
ferred to under the preceding sub-head) found
not to be in all respects reasonably fit for human
habitation1,139
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 1,108
3. Action under Statutory Powers during the year.
(ia) Proceedings under Sections 17, 18 and 23 of the Housing
Act, 1930 :
(1) Number of dwelling-houses in respect of which
notices were served requiring repairs 18
(2) Number of dwelling-houses which were rendered
fit after service of formal notices:
(i) by owners 18
(ii) by local authority in default of owners
(b) Proceedings under Public Health Acts:—
(1) Number of dwelling-houses in respect of which
notices were served requiring defects to be
remedied 13
(2) Number of dwelling-houses in which defects
were remedied after service of formal notices:
(i) by owners
(ii) by local authority in default of owners