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Holborn 1915

Report for the year 1915 of the Medical Officer of Health

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Table: HOUSING OF THE WORKING CLASSES ACTS. Housing, Town Planning, &c., Act, 1909. Proceedings under Section 17.

HOUSING OF THE WORKING CLASSES ACTS. Housing, Town Planning, &c., Act, 1909. Proceedings under Section 17.

Houses Inspected.Represented by Medical Officer of Health.Defects Remedied without Closing Orders.Closed Voluntarily.General Character of Defects.Remarks.
Leather Lane BuildingsYes (in 1913)No—Insufficient light and ventilation of rooms, staircase and W.c.'s. Defective roofs, dampness and dilapidationsClosing order made April, 1913.Demolition order made February, 1915Appeal against demolition order pending
Eagle Street, No. 53NoYesYesditto—
Evelyn BuildingsTea(in 1913)No—dittoClosing order made.ditto. determined February, 1915.
Red Lion Passage, No. 14YesNo—dittoClosing order made 1915. Much work carried out, but house still closed
35 Underground rooms4216Not in accordance with the RegulationsIn 8 of the rooms no action was necessary.

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A number of other houses were inspected by me, but were not reported
to the Housing of the "Working Classes Committee, as they did not appear to me
to be in a state so injurious or dangerous to health as to be unfit for human
habitation.
Underground Rooms habitually used as Sleeping Places.
In accordance with the Sub-Section 7 of the same Section (17) of the Act
I again prepared and submitted suggested regulations. These were approved by
the Council, and after minor verbal alterations received the consent of the Local
Government Board, February 2nd, 1915.
A number of underground rooms were inspected by me during the year, and
of these 35 were reported to the Committee. Six of the 35 rooms were closed
voluntarily; in 21 the defects were remedied without Closing Orders, and in the
remaining 8 no action was necessary.
Erection of Dwellings for the Working Classes.
Short's Gardens and Neal Street Site.
On account of the War the erection of the dwellings has been postponed.