[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Camberwell. page 63

Camberwell 1959

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Camberwell.

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HOUSING Record of work of Housing Inspector, 1959

	Inspections.	Re-inspections	Total
Clearance areas	44	188	232
Individual unfit houses Section 9	22	136	158
Section 16	7	112	119
Underground rooms and parts of premises! Section 18	73	339	412
Total.	146	775	921

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Housing Statistics, 1959 1. Inspection of Dwelling Houses during the Year:-

(a) Total number of dwelling-houses inspected for housing defects (under Public Health or Housing Act)	3,223
(b) Number of inspections made for the purpose	18,044
(c) Number of dwelling-houses found not to be in all respects reasonably fit for human habitation	2,569
2. Remedy of defects during the year without service of Formal Notices:-
Number of dwelling houses rendered fit in consequence of informal action by the Local Authority or their Officers Public Health (London) Act and Housing Act	302
3. Action under Statutory Powers during the year:-
(a) Proceedings under Public Health Act:-
(1) Number of dwelling-houses in respect of which statutory notices were served requiring defects to be remedied	553
(2) Number of dwelling-houses in which defects were remedied after service of formal notices:-
(a) By owners	1,262
(b) Ey local Authority in default of owners	1
(b) Proceedings under Housing Act, 1957:-
(1) Number of houses made fit after service of formal notices (Sections 9, 16 and 18)
(a) By owners	13
(b) By local Authority in default of owners	1
(2) Houses demolished as a result of formal or informal procedure under Section 17	27
(3) Houses closed in pursuance of an undertaking given by the owners under Section 16 and still in force	Nil
(4) Parts of buildings closed by Closing Orders (Section 18):-
(a) Underground rooms	Nil
(b) Other rooms	16