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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
St Pancras 1938
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Pancras, Metropolitan Borough]
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The application of this Section to unfit houses is still having a good effect ON the
owners of adjoining properties, and I am pleased to be able to report that many houses have
been reconditioned without the service of notice by the Council; and so more work has been
accomplished than is actually shown in the accompanying table.
In consequence, there has been an increase in the number of voluntary specifications
submitted under Section 51, and I am pleased to report these have generally been carried out
satisfactorily.
Considerable time has been given to advising house owners and builders upon making
their houses to comply with the Housing Act.
Summary of Work.
| 1937. | 1938. | |
|---|---|---|
| Notices under Section 157. (Notices to Inspect) | 585 | 539 |
| Surveys under Housing Acts | 541 | 272 |
| Clearance Areas—Demolition and Closing Orders | 244 | 267 |
| Specifications under Section 9 .. | 172 | 208 |
| Agreed Specifications | 35 | 54 |
| Re-inspections of above | 2157 | 2555 |
PROCEEDINGS UNDER PART III, HOUSING ACT, 1936.
The following shews the position as regards Clearance and Compulsory Purchase Orders :—
| Date. | Order. | Site. | Position at the end of the Year. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hampshire Street, Area 1 | Submitted to Minister of Health for confirmation. | ||
| do. | do. | do. Area 2 | do. |
| Clearance Order | Stibbington Street | Order operative. | |
| do. | do. | Stucley Place | do. |
| do. * | do. | Whitfield Place | do. |