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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 1955

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lewisham Borough]

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Table: Table 27— continued

Table 27— continued

PropertiesPart of housePresent position
50, Lee ParkFour rooms in basement.Order operative.
28, Ravensbourne Road.Two rooms, scullery and water closet in basement.Works in progress.
12, Manor ParkThree rooms and scullery in basement.Order operative.
35, Burnt Ash RoadTwo rooms and scullery in basement.Notices served. Crown property. No further action possible.
35, Devonshire RoadTwo rooms, scullery, watercloset and passage in semibasement.Order operative.
45, Lee ParkTwo rooms and scullery in basement.Order operative.
46, Gilmore RoadTwo rooms and scullery in basement.Works to comply with undertaking completed.
18, Sydenham ParkTwo rooms, scullery and passage in basement.Works to comply with undertaking completed.
55, Belmont ParkThree rooms and scullery in basement.Order operative.
59, Belmont ParkTwo rooms and scullery in basement.Order operative.
68, Malham RoadTwo rooms, kitchen and scullery on ground floor.Notices served.
2, Handen RoadTwo rooms and scullery on second floor and two rooms on first floor.Orders operative.
32, Manor ParkThree rooms, scullery and watercloset in semibasement.Notices served.
265, Lee High RoadTwo rooms, kitchen and watercloset in basement.Order operative.
193c, Perry Vale 38, Eltham RoadTop floor flat...... Two rooms, scullery and watercloset in basement.Notices to be served. Notices served.

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In his report upon work under the Housing Acts, Mr. Craven,
the group housing inspector, states:—
"The survey of older properties in the borough, started during
1954, was completed early in the year. In cases where action was
found to be necessary, a classification was made under the Housing
Act, 1936 indicating that 667 properties required repair and 159
properties closure or demolition. From this survey, together with
previous knowledge and records in the department, the programme
required by the Ministry of Housing and Local Government under