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Fulham 1936
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Fulham]
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HOUSING WORK DURING 1936.
A summary of the housing work carried out during the year is given on pages 42—44.
HOUSE-TO-HOUSE INSPECTION.
Details of house-to-house inspections carried out during the year will be found in the
following table which gives the housing statistics in the form desired by the Minister of Health.
TABLE 16.
| 1. (1) (a) Total number of dwelling-houses inspected for housing defects (under Public Health or Housing Acts) | 5,939 |
| (b) Number of inspections made for the purpose | 24,156 |
| (2) (a) Number of dwelling-houses (included under sub-head (1) above) which were inspected and recorded under the Housing Consolidated Regulations, 1925 | 960 |
| (b) Number of inspections made for the purpose | 4,060 |
| (3) Number of dwelling-houses found to be in a state so dangerous or injurious to health as to be unfit for human habitation | 257 |
| (4) Number of dwelling-houses (exclusive of those referred to under the preceding sub-head) found not to be in all respects reasonably fit for human habitation | 3,438 |
| 2. Remedy of Defects during the year without Service of Formal Notices:— | |
| Number of dwelling-houses rendered fit in consequence of informal action by the Local Authority or their Officers 2,688 | |
| 3. Action under Statutory Powers during the year:— | |
| (a) 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 | 79 |
| (2) Number of dwelling-houses which were rendered fit after service of formal notice:— | |
| (a) by owners | 67 |
| (b) by Local Authority in default of owners | 10 |
| (b) Proceedings under Public Health Acts:— | |
| (1) Number of dwelling-houses in respect of which notices were served requiring defects to be remedied | 649 |
| (2) Number of dwelling-houses in which defects were remedied after service of formal notices:— | |
| (a) by owners | 396 |
| (b) by Local Authority in default of owners | - |