[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Edmonton].

  • Edmonton (London, England). Urban District Council.
Date:
[1915]
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    70 extent to which any houses in the district come within the terms of the sub section. [Such regulations are not needed here at present.] The Mansion House Council, in July, published an important report on London Housing, and on the 26th July a deputation waited on the President of the Local Government Board to discuss, explain and expand the proposals mentioned in this report. We suggested that a small committee should be formed on the lines of the Central Health Committee for London, presided over by one of the Secretaries of the Local Government Board or the head of the Housing Department. Such a committee might help to secure co-operation between various local authorities of Greater London, owners, and other interested parties ; it may be also useful in suggesting amendments of the law, found in practical work to be necessary, and other useful functions. I regret that we were unable to convince Mr. Herbert Samuel fully of the practicability of our suggestions. In March, 1915, in reply to a question in Parliament, Mr. Herbert Samuel, the President of the Local Government Board, said that the number of town planning schemes made by local authorities and finally approved by the Board was four ; three other schemes had been made by local authorities and sub mitted to the Board for approval, and the Board had authorised ninety-one other schemes to be prepared. It might be roughly estimated that the area of land comprised in town planning schemes approved, or in contemplation, was equal to about half the area of land already built upon in England and Wales. The Board had no information with respect to the number of houses built, or to be built, in connection with these schemes. The schemes did not require the erection of houses, but limited the number of houses to be erected on particular areas. It rested with the owners of the land within the area of the schemes to decide when building should take place, and, subject to the restrictions referred to, what number of houses should be erected. INSPECTION OF PREMISES. Number of premises inspected on complaint 371 Number inspected in connection with infectious disease 584 Number under periodical inspection 808 Houses inspected 449 Total number of inspections and reinspections made 16,307 ACTION TAKEN (OTHER THAN UNDER H. & T. P. ACT):— Cautionary or intimatory notices given 8,071 Statutory orders issued 494 Summonses served 6 Convictions obtained 6