Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Annual report of the Medical Officer of Health for the year 1911
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HOUSING, TOWN PLANNING, ETC., ACT,
1909.
The number of dwelling-houses inspected under and for the purposes of Section 17 of the above Act was as under:
Number of houses inspected. | Number of houses unfit for habitation. | Number of representations. | Number of Closing Orders. | Number of houses in which defects were remedied without Closing Orders. | Number of houses in which defects were remedied after Closing Orders. | Number of houses demolished. | Number of houses in which repairs were not completed on Dec. 31st, 1911. |
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157 | 43 | 43 | 38 | 91 | 10 | 19 | 24 |
The following were the houses represented by me as being in such a state as to be unfit for human habitation:—
Houses represented as unfit for habitation. | Action of Council. | Subsequent Action. |
---|---|---|
18, Peterborough Road | Closing Order made | Demolished. |
2, 4, 6, 8, 22, 24, 26 and 28, Burlington Road | Closing Orders made | Repaired. Closing Orders determined. |
1, 2, 3, 4 and 5, Burlington Gardens | No Closing Order made. Owner undertaking to demolish houses in 6 months | Demolished. |
1, 2, 3 and 4, Elysium Street | Closing Orders made | Nos. 1 & 2 repaired. Closing Orders determined. Nos. 3 & 4 demolished. |
30b, 30m, 30t, 32b, 32m, 32t, 34b, 34m, 34t, 36b, 36m, 36t, 38b, 38m, 38t, Langford Road | Closing Orders made | Closed. No Demolition Orders made. |
8,9,10,11, 12 and 13, Hatfield Street | Closing Orders made | Closed. No Demolition Orders made. |