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Camberwell 1959

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Camberwell.

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HOUSING Record of work of Housing Inspector, 1959

Inspections.Re-inspectionsTotal
Clearance areas44188232
Individual unfit houses Section 922136158
Section 167112119
Underground rooms and parts of premises! Section 1873339412
Total.146775921

Housing Statistics, 1959 1. Inspection of Dwelling Houses during the Year:-

(a) Total number of dwelling-houses inspected for housing defects (under Public Health or Housing Act)3,223
(b) Number of inspections made for the purpose18,044
(c) Number of dwelling-houses found not to be in all respects reasonably fit for human habitation2,569
2. Remedy of defects during the year without service of Formal Notices:-
Number of dwelling houses rendered fit in consequence of informal action by the Local Authority or their Officers Public Health (London) Act and Housing Act302
3. Action under Statutory Powers during the year:-
(a) Proceedings under Public Health Act:-
(1) Number of dwelling-houses in respect of which statutory notices were served requiring defects to be remedied553
(2) Number of dwelling-houses in which defects were remedied after service of formal notices:-
(a) By owners1,262
(b) Ey local Authority in default of owners1
(b) Proceedings under Housing Act, 1957:-
(1) Number of houses made fit after service of formal notices (Sections 9, 16 and 18)
(a) By owners13
(b) By local Authority in default of owners1
(2) Houses demolished as a result of formal or informal procedure under Section 1727
(3) Houses closed in pursuance of an undertaking given by the owners under Section 16 and still in forceNil
(4) Parts of buildings closed by Closing Orders (Section 18):-
(a) Underground roomsNil
(b) Other rooms16