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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Table 32
HOUSES IN CLEARANCE AREAS AND UNFIT HOUSES ELSEWHERE
A —HOUSES DEMOLISHED | Houses | Displaced | |
---|---|---|---|
Clearance areas (Housing Act, 1957) | |||
Persons | Families | ||
Houses unfit for human habitation | 31 | 37 | 16 |
Houses included by reason of bad arrangement | — | — | — |
Houses or land acquired under s.43 | — | 31 | 9 |
Not in clearance areas | |||
Formal or informal procedure under s. 17 (1) | 2 | 6 | 1 |
Local authority houses certified unfit by medical officer of health | 10 | — | — |
B —UNFIT HOUSES CLOSED (Housing Act, 1957) | |||
ss 16, 17 and 35 | 1 | - | - |
ss 17(3) and 26 | — | - | — |
Parts of buildings closed under s.18 | 5 | 6 | 3 |
C —UNFIT HOUSES MADE FIT AND HOUSES IN WHICH DEFECTS WERE REMEDIED | |||
By owner | By Local Authority | ||
After informal action by local authority | 8 | - | |
After formal notice under Public Health Acts | - | - | |
After formal notice under Housing Act, 1957 | 6 | 4 | |
Under s.24 Housing Act, 1957 | - | - | |
D — UNFIT HOUSES IN TEMPORARY USE (Housing Act, 1957) | |||
Houses | Separate dwellings | ||
Retained for temporary accommodation under ss. 17, 46 and 48 | - | - | |
Licensed for temporary occupation under ss. 34 or 53 | - | - | |
E —PURCHASE OF HOUSES BY AGREEMENT | |||
Houses | Occupants | ||
Houses in Clearance Areas other than those included in confirmed Clearance Orders or Compulsory Purchase Orders | 6 | 46 |