London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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
Twickenham 1956
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Twickenham]
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| A. HOUSES DEMOLISHED | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| In Clearance Areas: (Housing Act, 1936, and Housing Repairs and Rents Act, 1954) | Houses Demolished | Displaced during year | |
| Persons | Families | ||
| (1) Houses unfit for human habitation | Nil | 25 | 8 |
| (2) Houses included by reason of bad arrangements, etc. | Nil | Nil | Nil |
| (3) Houses on land acquired under Section 27, Housing Act, 1936 | Nil | Nil | Nil |
| Not in Clearance Areas: | |||
| (4) As a result of formal or informal procedure under Section 11, Housing Act, 1936 | Nil | 21 | 5 |
| B. UNFIT HOUSES CLOSED | |||
| (5) Under Section 11, Housing Act, 1936, and Sections 10(1) and 11(2) Local Govt. (Misc. Prov.) Act, 1953 | 4 | 3 | 2 |
| (6) Under Sections 3(1) and 3(2) Housing Act, 1949 | Nil | Nil | Nil |
| (7) Parts of buildings closed under Section 12, Housing Act, 1936 | 3 | 4 | 1 |
| C. UNFIT HOUSES MADE FIT AND HOUSES IN WHICH DEFECTS WERE REMEDIED | |||
| (8) After informal action by local authority | 270 | - | |
| (9) After formal notice under: (a) Public Health Acts | 28 | — | |
| (b) Housing Act, 1936 | 2 | 1 | |
| (10) Under Section 5, Housing Repairs and Rents Act, 1954 | Nil | — | |
| D. UNFIT HOUSES IN TEMPORARY USE (Housing Repairs and Rents Act, 1954) | |||
| Positions at the end of year: | |||
| (11) Retained for temporary accommodation: | (1) | (2) | |
| (a) under Section 2 | Nil | Nil | |
| (b) under Section 3 | Nil | Nil | |
| (c) under Section 4 | Nil | Nil | |
| (12) Licensed for temporary occupation under Section 6 | Nil | — | |
| E. PURCHASE OF HOUSES BY AGREEMENT | |||
| (1) | (2) | ||
| (13) Houses in Clearance Areas other than those included in confirmed Clearance Orders or Compulsory Purchase Orders, purchased in the year | Nil | Nil | |