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Lewisham 1951
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lewisham Borough]
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The following is a tabulated statement of various statistics, as
submitted to the London county council:—
Table 30
| Item | Total |
|---|---|
| Total number of houses in the borough (separately assessed dwellings) | 61,800 |
| Public Health Act | |
| Number of houses inspected on account of complaints or illness | 3,402 |
| Number of statutory notices served | 1,056 |
| Number of houses repaired or nuisances remedied | 9,923 |
| Housing Act, 1936 | |
| Number of houses inspected — house to house (Housing Consolidated Regulations, 1925) | 180 |
| Number of houses included by representations by the M.O.H. under s.25 | - |
| Number of houses demolished following representation by the M.O.H. under s.25 | - |
| Number of houses repaired under ss. 9 and 10— | |
| 38 | |
| 7 | |
| Number of houses demolished— | |
| 16 | |
| (b) voluntarily | — |
| Number of rooms on which closing orders were made. | 5 |
| Number of closing orders determined (i.e., houses made fit) | 1 |
| Overcrowding (Housing Act, 1936) | |
| Number of families found to be living in overcrowded conditions | 158 |
| *Number of overcrowded families who have obtained alternative accommodation:— | |
| (a) by L.B.C. | 39 |
| 63 | |
| Number of dwellings erected by the borough council during the year | 163 |
| Underground rooms | |
| — | |
| Number closed or modified occupation approved | — |
| Houses let in lodgings | |
| Number in borough | Not known |
| Number of inspections under the byelaws | |
| Number of prosecutions | Nil |
| Number of complaints remedied under the byelaws (not included under any other heading) | Nil |