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Fulham 1912
Annual report of the Medical Officer of Health for the year 1912
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HOUSING, TOWN PLANNING, ETC., ACT, 1909. The number of dwelling-house inspected under and for the purpose 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, 1912. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 44 | — | — | — | 44 | — | — | — |
Demolition.—Three houses in Parson's Green Lane
in respect of which closing orders were made in 1911,
were demolished.
No demolition orders have been made in respect of
15 houses in Langford Road and 6 houses in Hatfield
Street which were closed in 1911, although no steps have
been taken to render them fit for habitation.
Underground Rooms used as Sleeping Places,
The following regulations in respect of underground
rooms habitually used as sleeping places, made by the
Council, pursuant to Section 17 (7) of the Act, have been
approved by the Local Government Board:—
Regulations prescribed by the Mayor, Aldermen and Councillors
of the Metropolitan Borough of Fulham, under Section
17 (7) of the Housing, Town Planning, etc., Act, 1909.
Every room habitually used as a sleeping place, the surface of
the floor of which is more than three feet below the surface of the