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Mitcham 1923

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Mitcham]

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1. Unfit Dwelling Houses.
Inspection.
(1) Total number of dwelling houses inspected
for housing defects (under Public
Health or Housing Acts) 2,157
(2) Number of dwelling houses which were
inspected and recorded under the
Housing (Inspection of District)
Regulations, 1910 217
(3) Number of dwelling houses found to be
in a state so dangerous or injurious
to health as to be unfit for human
habitation 1
(4) Number of dwelling houses (exclusive of
those referred to under the preceding
sub-heading) found not to be in all
respects reasonably fit for human
habitation 111
2. Remedy of Defects without Service of
Formal Notice.
Number of defective dwelling houses rendered fit
in consequence of informal action by the Local
Authority or their officers 98
3. Action under Statutory Powers.
A. Proceedings under Section 28 of the Housing, Town
Planning Act, 1919 :—
(1) Number of dwelling houses in respect of
which notices were served 73