[Report 1937] / Medical Officer of Health, Colchester Borough.

  • Colchester (England). Borough Council.
Date:
1937
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Credit: [Report 1937] / Medical Officer of Health, Colchester Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    I. —Inspection of Dwelling Houses. Inspection :— (1) Total number of dwelling-houses inspected for housing defects (under Public Health or Housing Acts) .. ... ... ... 1,311 and Number of Inspections made ... .. 5,536 (2) Number of dwelling-houses (included under Sub- head (1) above) which were inspected and recorded under the Housing Consolidated Regulations, 1925 ... ' ... ... ... 416 and Number of Inspections made ... ... 3,570 (3) Number of dwelling-houses found to be in a state so dangerous or injurious to health as to be unfit for human habitation ... ... ... 43 (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 ... ... ... ... 831 II. —Remedy of Defects without Service of Formal Notices. Number of defective dwelling-houses rendered fit in consequence of informal action by the Local Authority or their officers ... ... 674 IIL—Action under Statutory Poioers. A. Proceedings under Sections 9, 10 and 16 of the Housing Act, 1936— (1) Number of dwelling-houses in respect of which notices were served requiring repairs ... 37 (2) Number of dwelling-houses which were rendered fit after service of formal notices : (a) by owners ... ... ... 46 (b) by Local Authority in default of owners — B. Proceedings under Public Health Acts— (1) Number of dwelling-houses in respect of which notices were served requiring defects to be remedied ... ... ... ... 32