Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Camberwell.
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HOUSING Record of work of Housing Inspector, 1959
Inspections. | Re-inspections | Total | |
---|---|---|---|
Clearance areas | 44 | 188 | 232 |
Individual unfit houses Section 9 | 22 | 136 | 158 |
Section 16 | 7 | 112 | 119 |
Underground rooms and parts of premises! Section 18 | 73 | 339 | 412 |
Total. | 146 | 775 | 921 |
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 purpose | 18,044 |
(c) Number of dwelling-houses found not to be in all respects reasonably fit for human habitation | 2,569 |
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 Act | 302 |
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 remedied | 553 |
(2) Number of dwelling-houses in which defects were remedied after service of formal notices:- | |
(a) By owners | 1,262 |
(b) Ey local Authority in default of owners | 1 |
(b) Proceedings under Housing Act, 1957:- | |
(1) Number of houses made fit after service of formal notices (Sections 9, 16 and 18) | |
(a) By owners | 13 |
(b) By local Authority in default of owners | 1 |
(2) Houses demolished as a result of formal or informal procedure under Section 17 | 27 |
(3) Houses closed in pursuance of an undertaking given by the owners under Section 16 and still in force | Nil |
(4) Parts of buildings closed by Closing Orders (Section 18):- | |
(a) Underground rooms | Nil |
(b) Other rooms | 16 |