Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lewisham Borough]
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No. 5 27, 29, 31, 33, 35, 37, Boone Street.
46, 48, Boone Street.
No. 6 6, 8, 10, 12, Boone Street.
No. 7 6, 7, Frant Place.
In addition the following properties are to be dealt with as individual
unfit houses:—
39, Boone Street.
41, Boone Street.
11, Lee Church Street.
13, Lee Church Street.
15, Lee Church Street.
17, Lee Church Street.
The Lewisham (Lee Church Street Clearance Areas) Compulsory
Purchase Order, 1952 has been made by the Council and a notice in the
prescribed form published in the local press. The Order has also been
submitted to the Minister of Housing and Local Government for
confirmation.
Civil building licences
As from May, 1948, the health department has been allocated a
monthly quota of the money which can be authorised to be spent on
repair work in the borough, and the sanitary inspectors are able to issue
the necessary licences either at the same time as, or following, the
service of an intimation or nuisance notice.
The following table shows the monthly value of civil building
licences issued by the department, divided into parliamentary
divisions:—
Table 33
Month | West | North | South | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|
January | 3,299 | 2,805 | 285 | 6,389 |
February | 2,038 | 2,297 | 1,813 | 6,148 |
March | 4,586 | 2,765 | 246 | 7,597 |
April | 2,529 | 1,543 | — | 4,072 |
May | 453 | 120 | — | 573 |
June | 749 | 1,047 | 838 | 2,634 |
July | 710 | 739 | 679 | 2,128 |
August | 1,050 | 658 | — | 1,708 |
September | 870 | 750 | — | 1,620 |
October | 1,794 | 1,698 | — | 3,492 |
November | 3,278 | 1,294 | — | 4,572 |
December | 1,069 | — | — | 1,069 |
TOTALS | £22,425 | 15,716 | 3,861 | 42,002 |
The large drop in the monthly values, compared with the previous
year, was due to two main factors: the diminution in the amount ot
war damage repairs still outstanding, and the increase (from £100
£200) which took effect in July, 1952 in the amount of repair work
to a house which could be done without licence.