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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Deptford 1950
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Deptford Borough]
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Public Health (London) Act, 1936
| Total number of houses inspected for housing defects | 3,644 |
| Number of Statutory Notices served | 935 |
| Number of houses repaired or nuisances remedied | 2,657 |
Housing Act, 1936
| Number of houses represented to the Council | 22 |
| Number of Demolition Orders made by the Council, following representation | — |
| Number of houses repaired by owners | 2 |
| Number of houses, the subject of Closing Orders | 20 |
| Number of Closing Orders determined | — |
Overcrowding
| Number of individual dwellings overcrowded at the end of year | 187 |
| Number of families found to be living in overcrowded conditions during year | 125 |
| Number of families who have obtained alternative accommodation with London County Council during year ... | 58 |
Underground Rooms
| Number occupied, but unfit | — |
| Number closed | — |
There are many underground rooms throughout the Borough and a
fairly high proportion of them, although used as dwellings, do not conform
in all respects with the statutory requirements and cannot without major
structural alterations be made to do so. Closure is not, however, practicable
in present circumstances and owners have been co-operative in making
these rooms reasonably fit.
Increase of Rent and Mortgage Interest (Restrictions) Acts
Certificates of Disrepair were granted in 8 cases during the year.