[Report 1946] / Medical Officer of Health, Durham City.

  • Durham (England). City Council.
Date:
1946
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Credit: [Report 1946] / Medical Officer of Health, Durham City. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    HOUSING STATISTICS. 1. (a) Total number of dwelling-houses inspected for housing defects (under Public Health and Housing Acts)... 699 (b) Number of inspections made for the purpose... ... 1,021 2. (a) Number of dwelling-houses (included under 1 above) which were inspected and recorded under the Housing Consolidated Regulations 1925 and 1932 ... ... nil (■b) Number of inspections made for the purpose... ... nil 3. Number of houses found to be in a state so dangerous or injurious to health as to be unfit for human habitation... nil 4. Number of dwelling-houses (exclusive of 3 above) found not to be in all respects fit for human habitation ... 121 REMEDY OF DEFECTS WITHOUT SERVICE OF FORMAL NOTICES. Number of dwelling-houses made fit in consequence of Informal Action by the Local Authority or their Officers... 107 ACTION UNDER STATUTORY POWERS. A. —Proceedings under Public Health Acts : (1) Number of dwelling-houses in respect of which notices were served requiring defects to be remedied 6 (2) Number of dwelling-houses in which defects were remedied after service of formal notices : (a) By owners... ... ... ... ... ... 6 (b) By Local Authority in default of owners ... — B. —Proceedings under sections 9 and 10 of the Housing Act, 1936 : (1) Number of dwelling-houses in respect of which notices were served requiring repairs ... ... nil (2) Number of houses rendered fit after service of formal notices : (a) By owners... ... ... ■ ... ... ... nil (b) By Local Authority in default of owners ... nil C. —Proceedings under sections 11 and 13 of the Housing Act, 1936 : (1) Number of dwelling-houses in respect of which Demolition Orders were made ... ... .,. nil (2) Number of dwelling-houses demolished in pursuance of Demolition Orders ... ... ... nil D. —Proceedings under section 12 of the Housing Act, 1936 : Number of separate tenements in respect of which Closing Orders were made ... ... ... ... ... nil