[Report 1920] / Medical Officer of Health, Cheltenham Borough.

  • Cheltenham (England). Borough Council.
Date:
1920
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Credit: [Report 1920] / Medical Officer of Health, Cheltenham Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Housing Conditions. STATISTICS.--Year ended 31st December, 1920. 1.—General. 1. — Estimated Population (Census, 1911) ... ... ... ... 48,942 2. —General Death-rate (Gross) ... ... ... ... ... 13’51 3. —Death-rate from Tuberculosis ... ... ... ... ... 1‘17 4. —Infant Mortality... ... ... ... ... ... ... 66 5. — Number of Dwelling-houses of all classes ... ... ... 11,820 6—Number of Working-class Dwelling-houses ... .. ... 6,2.50 7.—Number of New Working-class Houses erected ... ... 24 2,—Unfit Dwelling-houses. I.—Inspection :— (1) Total Number of Dwelling-houses Inspected for Housing defects (under Public Health or Housing Acts) ... 734 (2) Number of Dwelling-houses which were inspected and recorded under the Housing (Inspection of District) Regulations, 1910 ... ... ... ... ... 372 (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 ... 633 If.—Remedy of Defects without Service of formal Notices;— Number of Defective Dwelling-houses rendered fit in consequence of informal action of the Local Authority or their Officers ... ... ... ... ... ... 307 III.—Action under Statutory Powers:— A. — Proceedings under section 28 of the Housing, Town Planning, etc.. Act, 1919. (1) Number of Dwelling-houses in respect of which Notices were served requiring repairs ... ... ... ... nil (2) Number of Dwelling-houses which were rendered fit— (а) By Owners ... ... ... ... . . nil (б) 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 ... ... nil