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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
Hammersmith 1952
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hammersmith Borough]
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(D) HOUSING
1. Total number of houses in the Borough, including
flats, tenements, etc., separately assessed 25,830 (approx.)
Public Health (London) Act, 1936
| 2. No. of houses inspected on account of complaints or illness | 4,623 |
| 3. Number of statutory notices served | 1,079 |
| 4. Number of prosecutions | 125 |
| 5. Number of houses repaired or nuisances remedied | 1,467 |
Housing Act, 1936
| 6. Number of houses inspected — house-to-house (Housing Consolidated Regs. 1925) | Nil | |
| 7. (a) Number of houses included in representations by the Borough Medical Officer under Sec. 25 of H.A., 1936 | Nil | |
| (b) Number of houses demolished following representations by Borough Medical Officer under Sec. 25 of H.A., 1936 | Nil | |
| 8. Number of houses repaired under Sections 9 and 10 of H.A., 1936: — | ||
| 1 | ||
| (b) By L.A. in default of owners | 3 | |
| 9. Number of houses demolished: — | ||
| (a) In pursuance of orders under Sec. 11 of the Housing Act, 1936 | 2 | |
| (b) Voluntarily | Nil | |
| 10. Number of rooms on which Closing Orders were made (excluding underground rooms) | 2 | |
| 11. Number of Closing Orders determined (excluding underground rooms) | 2 | |
Overcrowding (Housing Act, 1936)
| 12. Number of families living in overcrowded conditions | 187 |
| Number of overcrowded families who have obtained alternative accommodation | 79 |
| 13. Number of dwellings erected by the Borough Council during year | 88 (Flats) |
Underground Rooms
| 14. Number occupied but unfit | Unknown |
| Number closed or modified occupation approved | 29 |
| Number of Closing Orders............ | 27 |
| Number of Closing Orders determined | 24 |
Houses Let in Lodgings
| 15. Number in Borough ............ | 9,600 (approx.) |
| "Number of inspections | — |
| Number of prosecutions | Nil |
| fNumber of complaints remedied under the Bye-laws (not included under any other heading) | |
| ° Included under item No. 2. | |
| f Included under item No. 5. |