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Croydon 1954
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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C.-Proceedings under Sections 11 and 13 of the Housing
Act, 1936:-
(1) Number of dwelling houses in respect of which
Demolition Orders were made 3
(2) Number of dwelling houses demolished in
suance of Demolition Orders
D.-Proceedings under Section 12 of the Housing Act,1936:-
(1) Number of separate tenements or underground
rooms in respect of which Closing Orders were
made 4
(2) Number of separate tenements or underground
rooms in respect of which Closing Orders were
determined, the tenement or room having been
rendered fit
E.-Proceedings under Section 10 of the Local Government
(Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1953:-
(l) Number of dwelling houses in respect of which
Closing orders were made 1
West Croydon Men's Hostel.
year 35,780. The receipts and expenditure for the past 5 years have been as follows: -
| Receipts | Expenditure | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| s. | s. | |||||
| 1950 | 1,844 | 0 | 0 | 3,741 | 0 | 0 |
| 1951 | 1,834 | 0 | 0 | 3, 062 | 0 | 0 |
| 1952 | 1,832 | 0 | 0 | 3, 289 | 0 | 0 |
| 1953 | 2,674 | 0 | 0 | 3,711 | 0 | 0 |
| 1954 | 2,584 | 0 | 0 | 4, 142 | 0 | 0 |
Houses - Sanitary Certificates
House drains and sanitary fittings are tested and examined on
request, at a fee. During the year 15 such requests were made.