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Defects or nuisances were discovered in 3,870 of the complaints.
Notices for the remedy or abatement of these were served upon the
owner or person responsible.
Inspections other than on Complaint.—The number of inspections
under the Public Health (London) Act, 1936, other than those
arising on complaint, after infectious disease, and under the
Housing and Town Planning Regulations, made by the Inspectors
during the year was 6,068, and the nuisances or sanitary defects
found were dealt with in the same manner as those on complaint.
Nuisances or defects found on inspection were remedied in most
cases on service of an intimation notice only. The total number of
such notices served during 1937 was 4,792. The number of statutory
notices served was 1,119; and summonses were issued in 23 cases.
Reconditioning of insanitary houses.—During seven months of
the year systematic inspections have been made with a view to
securing reconditioning of houses under the powers contained in
Section 9 of the Housing Act, 1936. A total of 221 houses have
been inspected, details of which are given in the following tables:—
Florfield Road: Nos. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18,
(40 houses). 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34,
35, 36, 37, 37a, 38, 39.
Holly Street: Nos. 71a, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, 83, 85, 87, 93, 95, 97, 99, 101,
(57 houses). 103, 105, 107, 109, 111, 113, 115, 117, 119, 121, 123, 125,
125a, 127, 129, 131, 133, 135, 137; 70, 72, 74, 76, 78, 80.
82, 84, 86, 88, 90, 92, 94, 96, 98, 100, 102, 104, 106, 108,
110, 112, 114.
Hindrey Place: Nos. 17, 19, 21, 23, 25, 27, 29, 31, 33, 35, 37, 39, 41, 43, 45, 47;
(34 houses). 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18, 20, 22, 24, 26, 28, 30, 32, 34, 36, 40,
42, 44.
Daubeney Road: Nos. 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18, 20, 22, 24, 26, 28, 30, 32, 34,
(90 houses). 36, 38, 40, 42, 44, 46, 48, 50, 52, 54, 56, 58, 60, 62, 64, 66,
68, 70, 72, 74, 76, 78, 80, 82, 84, 86, 88, 90, 94, 156, 158,
160,162; 3, 5, 7, 9. 11, 13, 77, 79, 81, 83, 85, 87, 89, 91, 93,
95, 97, 99, 101, 103, 105, 107, 109, 111, 113, 115, 125, 127,
129, 131, 135, 137, 139,141, 143, 145, 147, 149, 151, 153.
SUMMARY.
Number of houses inspected 221
Number requiring service of Informal Notices 208
Number of Formal Notices served 6
Number of houses made fit:—
(a) After service of Informal Notices
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