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Erith 1939
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Erith]
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| (d) Proceedings under Section 12 of Housing Act, 1936: | |
| (1) Number of separate tenements or underground rooms in respect of which Closing Orders were made | 0 |
| (2) Number of separate tenements or underground rooms in respect of which Closing Orders were determined, the tenement or room having been made fit | 0 |
| E(7)d. Housing Act, 1936. Part IV—Overcrowding. | |
| (a) (1) No. of dwellings overcrowded at end of year | 22 |
| (2) No. of families dwelling therein | 23 |
| (3) No. of persons dwelling therein | 165½ |
| (b) Number of new cases of overcrowding reported and relieved during year | 1 |
| (c) (1) No. of cases of overcrowding relieved during year | 7 |
| (2) No. of persons concerned in such cases | 48½ |
| (d) Number of dwellinghouses which again became overcrowded after the Local Authority had taken action for abatement of overcrowding | Nil |
E(7)e. Fitness of Houses.
During the year, in connection with the inspection of
existing houses under the Housing Consolidated Regulations,
1932, which make it the duty of a Local Authority to cause
systematic inspection of the district to be made, the findings
recorded, and any defects discovered to be remedied, 199
records were made of houses necessitating 458 inspections. In
addition to these, 330 dwelling houses were found on inspection
to be not in all respects reasonably fit for human habitation
and in all cases steps were taken to render them so fit.
E(7)f. Clearance areas. Section 25.
No action has been taken during the year under the
provisions of Part III of the Housing Act, 1936 relating to
Clearance areas.
E(7)g. Individual Houses. Section 11.
Demolition Orders were made in respect to the following
houses:
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, Salters Terrace.