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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 1954
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lewisham Borough]
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| Dwelling-house s demolished | Persons displaced | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unfit houses | Other houses | ||||
| Land coloured " pink " | None | - | None | ||
| Land coloured "grey" | None | None | |||
| DEMOLITION AND CLOSING ORDERS 1. Housing Act, 1936 :— | Houses | Persons displaced |
|---|---|---|
| (a) Houses demolished as a result of formal or informal procedure under section 11 | 6 | 19 |
| (b) Houses closed in pursuance of an undertaking given by the owners under section 11, and still in force | None | None |
| (c) Parts of buildings closed (section12) | 9 | 25 |
| 2. Housing Act, 1949 :— | ||
| (a) Closing Orders made under section 3 (1) ... | None | None |
| (b) Demolition orders determined and Closing Orders substituted under section 3 (2) | None | None |
| 3. Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act, 1953 :— | ||
| Closing Orders made under section 10 (1) | 5 | 22 |
| REPAIRS Informal Action :— | Number of houses* | |
| 4. Number of unfit or defective houses rendered fit during the period as a result of informal action by the local authority under the Housing Acts | 37 | |
| Action under statutory powers :— 5. Public Health Acts :— Number of houses in which defects were remedied after service of formal notices — | ||
| (a) by owners | None | |
| (b) by local authority in default of owners | None | |
| 6. Housing Act, 1936 :— Number of houses made fit after service of formal notices (sections 9, 10, 11 and 16) :— | ||
| (a) by owners | 7 | |
| (b) by local authority in default of owners | 3 | |
| *A defective house remedied more than once during the period is included once only. | ||