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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
Lambeth 1933
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lambeth Borough]
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| (b) Number of Inspections made for the purpose* | 10,019 |
| (3) Number of dwelling-houses found to be in a state so dangerous or injurious to health as to be unfit for human habitation | 109 |
| (4) Number of dwelling-houses (exclusive of those referred to under the preceding sub-head) found not to be in all respects reasonably fit for human habitation | 4,091 |
| 2—Remedy of Defects during the Year without Service of formal Notices. | |
| Number of defective dwelling-houses rendered fit in consequence of informal action by the Local Authority or their officers | 3,805 |
| 3—Action under Statutory Powers during the Year. | |
| A.—Proceedings under Sections 17, 18, and 23 of the Housing Act, 1930. | |
| (1) Number of dwelling-houses in respect of which notices were served requiring repairs ... | 2 |
| (2) Number of dwelling-houses which were rendered fit after service of formal notices— | |
| 22 | |
| nil. | |
| B.—Proceedings under Public Health Acts. | |
| (1) Number of dwelling-houses in respect of which notices were served requiring defects to be remedied | 159 |
| (2) Number of dwelling-houses in which defects were remedied after service of formal notices— | |
| 154 | |
| (6) By Local Authority in default by owners | nil. |
| C.—Proceedings under Sections 19 and 21 of the Housing Act, 1930. | |
| (1) Number of dwelling-houses in respect of which Demolition Orders were made | 14 |
| (2) Number of dwelling-houses demolished in pursuance of Demolition Orders | 4 |
| D.—Proceedings under Section 20 of the Housing Act, 1930. | |
| (1) Number of separate tenements or underground rooms in respect of which Closing Orders were made | 8 |
| (2) Number of separate tenements or underground rooms in respect of which Closing Orders were determined, the tenement or room having been rendered fit | 8 |
* Total re-inspections during 1933.