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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 1953
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lewisham Borough]
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| Properties | Part of house | Present position |
|---|---|---|
| 38, Eltham Road | Two rooms in basement. | Included in area covered by Compulsory Purchase Order. |
| 25, Montem Road | Two rooms and scullery in basement. | Statutory undertaking to carry out works accepted. |
| 108, Westwood Hill | Three rooms and cellar in basement. | Order operative. |
| 4, St. Germains Villas, Silk Mills Path. | Two basement rooms. | Closing order on two basement rooms dated 18/3/37. Permission now granted for use of front room for storage of furniture and back room for preparation of meals. |
| 192, Kirkdale | Basement flat | Statutory undertaking accepted 7/2/49 that flat would not be used for human habitation. Works carried out to render flat fit and undertaking cancelled. |
| 172, Lewisham Road | Basement bedroom and kitchen/living room. | Notices served. |
| 52, Lee Road | Four rooms and kitchen in basement. | Notices served. |
| 47, Loampit Hill | One room basement. | Notices served. |
| 61, Westwood Hill | Four rooms, kitchen and scullery in basement. | Notices to be served. |
| 29, Devonshire Road. | Basement flat... | Closing order dated 26/7/50. Works carried out to make flat fit for human habitation. Order determined. |
| 21, Devonshire Road. | Basement flat, two rooms and water closet. | Undertaking accepted in 1951 that basement flat would not be relet for human habitation until rendered fit. Works carried out. Undertaking cancelled. |
| 92, Dacre Park | Two rooms with store room, scullery, bathroom and water closet in basement. | Closing order dated 12/9/52. Works carried out to make flat fit for human habitation. Order determined. |
| 12, Blythe Hill | Two rooms and scullery in basement. | Closing order dated 29/5/52. Works carried out to make flat fit for human habitation. Order determined. |
| 1, Station Approach. | Basement front room. | Closing order dated 12/9/52. Use of basement front room as storeroom now permitted. |
In his report upon repair work under the Housing Acts during 1953,
Mr. Craven, the group housing inspector, states :—
"Following the trend reported last year there was again an
increase in the number of properties referred to the department
subsequent to the Housing (Management) committee's decisions to
derequisition on grounds of disrepair. The majority of these cases
justified action under the Housing Act, 1936. It has been found that
a small proportion of these properties remain unoccupied and in a