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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
Penge 1955
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Penge]
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| (2) (a) | Number of dwellinghouses (included in subhead (1) above) which were inspected and recorded under the Housing Consolidated Regulations, 1925 and 1932 | 50 |
| (b) | Number of inspections made for the purpose | 50 |
| (3) | Number of dwellinghouses found not to be reasonably suitable for human habitation | 558 |
| 2. Remedy of Defects without Service of Formal Notice: | ||
| Number of defective dwellinghouses rendered fit in consequence of informal action by the Local Authority and their officers | 459 | |
| 3. Action under Statutory Powers: | ||
| (A) | Proceedings under Public Health Acts:— (1) Number of dwellinghouses in respect of which notice were served requiring defects to be remedied.. | 89 |
| (2) Number of dwellinghouses in which defects were remedied after service of formal notices: (a) by Owners (b) by Local Authority in default of Owners | 81 6 | |
| (B) | Proceedings under Housing Act 1936:— | |
| (1) Demolition Orders made under Section 11 | 2 | |
| (2) Parts of buildings closed under section 12 | 8 | |
| (3) Houses demolished | 1 | |
| (4) Houses rendered fit under section 9 | 1 | |
| (C) | Proceedings under Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act, 1953:— | |
| (1) Closing Orders made under section 10 (1) | 1 | |
4. Housing Act, 1936—Overcrowding:
The Housing Manager reports that 127 families living in overcrowded or
unsatisfactory conditions were rehoused during the year.
PREVALENCE OF, AND CONTROL OVER, INFECTIOUS AND OTHER
DISEASES
Diphtheria
For the 8th year in succession no cases of diphtheria occurred in the
district.