[Report 1919] / Medical Officer of Health, Bedford Borough.

  • Bedford Borough Council
Date:
1919
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Credit: [Report 1919] / Medical Officer of Health, Bedford Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    BY-LAWS RELATING TO HOUSES. 1 he building and other by-laws are, on the whole, satisfac- tory, and in some respects in advance of the requirements of the ]\Iihistry for the proposed housing schemes. New by-laws are required to deal with the conversion of existing houses into flats or tenements, as it seems probable that shortly many houses may be so converted, and the existing by-laws dealing with Houses let in Lodgings do not apply to the more highly rented houses. APPENDICES. (Statistics for the 12 months ended 31st December, 1919). (1) Numbers of dwelling houses in respect of which complaints were made by householders that they were unfit for human habitation—None. (2) Action under Section 17 of the Housing Act of 1909: — ((7) Number of dwelling houses inspected under and for the purposes of the Section—109. r/b Number of dwelling houses which were considered to be unfit for human habitation—71. (r) Numbers of dwelling houses, the defects in which were remedied (or are in course of remedy [33,])—38. (3) Action under Section 28 of the Housing Act, 1919—Nil. (4) Closing Orders—Nil. (5) Demolition Orders—Nil. (d'i Number of dwelling houses demolished voluntarily—Two. (7) Obstructive Buildings. None dealt with under the Acts, but two large houses purchased and demolished by the Corpora- tion, to render safer the approach to the Railway Station. (8) The work of inspection has been carried out by the Chief and one Assistant Inspector. I am. Ladies and Gentlemen, Your Obedient Servant, F. B. WILLMER PHILLIPS, M.A., M.D. (O.xon.); D.P.H. (Camb.); B.Sc. (Lond.). M(7r, ig2n.