[Report 1934] / Medical Officer of Health, Chelmsford Borough.

  • Chelmsford (England). Borough Council
Date:
1934
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Credit: [Report 1934] / Medical Officer of Health, Chelmsford Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Slaughter Houses. See Report of Sanitary Inspector (page 35). Rag Flock Acts, 1911 and 1928. There are no rag flock producers in the Borough. Schools. All schools in the area are visited each mouth by the Sanitary Ins])ector. With the exception of St. John’s School, the sanitary condition and water supply are satisfactory. Housing. The general housing situation in the Borough is by no means bad, but there is an acute shortage of hou.ses for the lowest paid wage earners. Such people cannot afford a rent al)Ove 7s. per week. Overcrowding appears to be slight, but fuller information will be obtained under the survey which is necessary under the 1935 Housing Bill. 1 have to thank the House-Letting Sub-Committee for giving priority to .such cases as I have recommended. 1. Nu.mber of Xew Houses Erected during the Year. (i) By the Local Authority .. .. .. — (ii) By other Local Authorities . . . . .. — (iii) By other bodies or persons .. .. .. 156 Total .. .. 156 2. Inspection of Dwelling Houses during the year. (1) (a) Total number of dwelling-houses inspected for housing defects (under Public Health or Housing Acts).. 1,154 (6) Number of inspections made for the purpose .. 1,785 (2) (a) Number of dwelling-houses (included under sub-head (1) above) which were inspected and recorded under the Housing Consolidated Amendment Regulations, 1932 .. .. .. 206 (h) Number of inspections made for the purpose .. 378 (3) Number of dwelling-houses found to be in a state so danger- ous or injurious to health as to be unfit for human habitation .. . . . . .. 18 (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 .. 35