London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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
Lewisham 1948
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lewisham Borough]
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The following is a tabulated statement of various other housing statistics:—
Table 16
| Item | Total |
|---|---|
| Total number of houses in the borough (separately assessed dwellings) | 58,113 |
| Public Health Act | |
| Number of houses inspected on account of complaints or illness | 7,084 |
| Number of statutory notices served | 955 |
| Number of houses repaired or nuisances remedied | 2,743 |
| Housing Act, 1936 | |
| Number of houses inspected—house to house (Housing Consolidated Regulations, 1925) | Nil |
| Number of houses included by representations by the M.O.H. under s.25 | Nil |
| Number of houses demolished following representation by the M.O.H. under s.25 | Nil |
| Number of houses repaired under ss. 9 and 10— (a) by owners | 1 |
| (b) by L.A. in default of owners | Nil |
| Number of houses demolished— (a) in pursuance of orders under s.11 (plus 8 awaiting rehousing of tenants). | 3 |
| (b) voluntarily | Nil |
| Number of houses (wholly or in part) the subject of Closing Orders (excluding underground rooms) | 6 |
| Number of Closing Orders determined (i.e., houses made fit) | Nil |
| Overcrowding (Housing Act, 1936) | |
| Number of families found to be living in overcrowded conditions | 1,401 |
| Number of overcrowded families who have obtained alternative accommodation | Not known |
| Number of houses and flats erected by the Borough Council for the working classes during year | 119 |
| Underground Rooms | |
| Number occupied but unfit... | Not known |
| Number closed or modified occupation approved | Nil |
| Houses let in lodgings | |
| Number in borough | Not known |
| Number of inspections | 11 |
| Number or prosecutions | Nil |
| Number of complaints remedied under the Bye-laws (not included under any other heading) | Nil |