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Coulsdon and Purley 1959
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Coulsdon]
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| (i) Number of dwelling houses in respect of which Demolition Orders were made | Nil |
| (ii) Number of dwelling houses demolished in pursuance of Demolition Orders | Nil |
| (d) Proceedings under Section 18 of the Housing Act, 1957 — | |
| (i) Number of separate tenements or underground rooms in respect of which Closing Orders were made | Nil |
| (ii) Number of separate tenements or underground rooms in respect of which Closing Orders were determined, the tenement or room having been rendered fit | Nil |
| 4. Housing Act, 1957 — Part IV — Overcrowding | |
| (a) (i) Number of dwellings overcrowded at the end of the year | 1 |
| (ii) Number of families dwelling therein | 1 |
| (iii) Number of persons dwelling therein | 10 |
| (b) Number of new cases of overcrowding reported during the year | 3 |
| (c) (i) Number of cases of overcrowding relieved during the year | 2 |
| (ii) Number of persons concerned in such cases | 9 |
| (d) Particulars of any case in which dwelling houses in respect of which the Local Authority have taken steps for the abatement of overcrowding have again become overcrowded | Nil |
| By the Local Authority | 36 |
| By other persons | 373 |
During the year eight houses were demolished as part of the
Council's Clearance programme and the sites are being utilised
by the Council for the erection of flats. A further eighteen houses
were included in Clearance Areas.
Action was taken under the provisions of Sections 16 and 18
of the Housing Act, 1957 in respect of three dwellings and undertakings
not to relet were accepted from the owners.
Three applications for Certificates of Disrepair were received
and in two cases the landlords gave undertakings to carry out the
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