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Southwark 1924
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southwark, Borough of]
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BLACK SMOKE.
During the year 1924 nine complaints were received at the Public
Health Office from persons other than the Council's Inspectors.
9.— Housing.
Number of new houses erected during the year:—
| (a) Total | None. |
| (b) As part of a municipal housing scheme | None. |
| 1. Unfit dwelling houses:— | |
| Inspection—(1) Total number of dwelling houses inspected for housing defects (under Public Health or Housing Acts) | 14,233 |
| (2) Number of dwelling houses which wore inspected and recorded under the Housing (Inspection of District) Regulations, 1910 | 5,304 |
| (3) Number of dwelling houses found to be in a state so dangerous or injurious to health as to bo unfit for human habitation | 124 |
| (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 | 9,594 |
| 2. Remedy of Dejects without Service of format Notices:— | |
| Number of defective dwelling houses rendered lit in consequence of informal action by the Local Authority or their Officers | included in above |
| 3. Action under Statutory Powers:— | 1-4 |
| A. Proceedings under Section 28 of the Housing, Town Planning, &c., Act, 1919:— | |
| (1) Number of dwelling houses in respect of which notices were served requiring repairs | 2 |
| (2) Number of dwelling houses which wore rendered fit— | |
| 18 | |
| None. | |
| (3) Number of dwelling houses in respect of which Closing Orders became operative in pursuance of declarations by owners of intention to close | None. |
During the year 1923, nine complaints were received at the Public
Health Office, 44 observations were made, 16 nuisances were observed
and six intimation and five statutory notices were served.