[Report 1954] / Medical Officer of Health, Hartlepool Borough.

  • Hartlepool (England). Borough Council. nb2004301809.
Date:
1954
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Licence: Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)

Credit: [Report 1954] / Medical Officer of Health, Hartlepool Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.

    32/48 (page 28)
    Overcrowding. It is impossible to give an accurate picture of the present overcrowding position without carrying out a fresh survey. Housing Statistics. 1. Inspection of dwelling houses during the year :— (1) (a) Total number of dwellinghouses inspected for housing defects under the Public Health or Housing Acts . . .. . . . . . . . . . . 600 (b) Number of inspections made for the purpose . . 914 (2) (a) Number of dwellinghouses [included under sub- head (1)] above which were inspected and recorded under the Housing Consolidation Regulations, 1925- 1932 161 (b) Number of inspections made for the purpose . . 475 (3) Number of dwellings found to be in a state so danger- ous or injurious to health as to be unfit for human habitation .. .. .. .. . . . . . . 165 (4) Number of dwellinghouses (exclusive of those referred to under the preceding sub-head) found not to be in all respects reasonably fit for human habitation .. .. 363 2. Remedy of defects during the year without the service of formal notices :— Number of defective dwellinghouses rendered fit in consequence of informal action by local authority or their officers . . . . . . . . . . . . 271 3. Action under Statutory Powers during the year :— A. Proceedings under sections 9, 10, and 16 of the Housing Act, 1936 :— (1) Number of dwellinghouses in respect of which notices were served requiring repairs . . . . 15 (2) Number of dwellinghouses which were rendered fit after service of formal notices :— (a) by owners .. .. .. .. . . 7 (b) by local authority in default of owners .. 1 B. Proceedings under the Public Health Acts :— (1) Number of dwellinghouses in respect of which notices were served requiring defects to be remedied 13