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K. Proceedings under section 3 of the Housing Act,
1925:-
(1) Number of dwelling-houses in respect of which
notices were served requiring repairs -
(2) Number of dwelling-houses which were rendered
fit after service of formal notices :-
(a) By owners -
(b) By Local Authority in default of owners -
(3) Number of dwelling-houses in respect of which
Closing Orders became operative in pursuance of
declarations by owners of intention to close
F. Proceedings under sections 11, 14 and 15 of the
Housing Act, 192 -
House to House Inspection. In addition to the
inspections made by the District Sanitary Inspectors
on complaint and after infectious diseases and the
special surveys made by the Council's temporary Housing
Inspector, house-to-house inspections were made
during the year by the Housing Inspector under the
Public Health (London) Act, 1891, the Housing Act,
1925, the Housing (Consolidated) Regulations, 1925
and the London County Council Byelaws with respect
to houses divided into separate tenements.
The statistics were as follows:-
Initial inspections 193
Re-inspections 2,232
Annual re-inspections 66
Houses registered during the year 41
These inspections necessarily take much more time
than inspections made on complaint, as a more detailed
inspection is made. A large number of reinspections
was made in respect of the work of the
previous housing inspector and it was therefore some
time before the new inspector could settle down to
make his own inspections.
Considerable improvement in housing conditions
has resulted from this work and the owners, with few
exceptions, have given the Department much assistance.
Many of the houses reflect very great credit
on the tenants and good tenants are in the majority.