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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 1966
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lewisham Borough]
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In addition, a number of properties were dealt with by informal action, some of
which arose from the referring of applicants for G.L.C. mortgages to the Department
for appropriate guidance. It was possible in certain cases to improve conditions by
persuading the landlord to apply for grant aid.
RENT ACT, 1957
The following table shows the applications for certificates of disrepair dealt with
during the year 1966.
Table 51
| Applications for certificates | 11 |
|---|---|
| Decisions not to issue certificates | 1 |
| Decisions to issue certificates | 4 |
| Undertakings given by landlords to repair | 5 |
| Undertakings refused for special reasons | — |
| Certificates of disrepair issued | 4 |
| Applications by landlords for cancellation of certificates | 15 |
| Objections by tenants to cancellation | 5 |
| Certificates cancelled | 14 |
Table 52
HOUSES IN CLEARANCE AREAS AND UNFIT HOUSES ELSEWHERE
| (a) | HOUSES DEMOLISHED | |
|---|---|---|
| Clearance areas | Houses | |
| (Housing Act, 1957) | ||
| Houses unfit for human habitation | 26 | |
| Houses included by reason of bad arrangement | — | |
| Houses or land acquired under s. 43 | — | |
| Not in clearance areas | ||
| Formal or informal procedure under s. 17 (1) | 8 | |
| Local authority houses certified unfit by medical officer of health | — | |
| (b) | —UNFIT HOUSES CLOSED | |
| (Housing Act, 1957) | ||
| Clearance Areas | ||
| ss 16,17 and 35 | 12 | |
| ss 17(3) and 26 | — | |
| Parts of buildings closed under s. 18 | 8 | |
| (c) | —PERSONS DISPLACED | Persons |
| From houses to be demolished in or adjoining clearance areas | 1,046 | |
| From houses to be demolished not in or adjoining clearance areas | - | |
| From houses to be closed | 32 | |
| From parts of buildings to be closed | 12 | |
| (d) | —FAMILIES DISPLACED | Families |
| From houses to be demolished in or adjoining clearance areas | 352 | |
| From houses to be demolished not in or adjoining clearance areas | ||
| From houses to be closed | 11 | |
| From parts of buildings to be closed | 4 |