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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

Camberwell 1963

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Camberwell.

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Table: HOUSING Record of work of Housing Inspector, 1963

HOUSING Record of work of Housing Inspector, 1963

In. spectionsRe-inspectionsTotal
Clearance areas57967646
Individual unfit houses Section 9117141258
Section 16322254
Underground rooms and parts of premises Section 18116103219
Total8443331,177

Table: Housing Statistics, 1963

Housing Statistics, 1963

1. Inspection of Dwelling Houses during the Year:-
(a) Total number of dwelling-houses inspected for housing defects (under Public Health or Housing Act)4,006
(b) Number of inspections made for the purpose16,698
(c) Number of dwelling-houses found not to be in all respects reasonably fit for human habitation2,750
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 Act561
3. Action under Statutory Powers during the Year:-
(a) Proceedings under Public Health (London) Act:-
(1) Number of dwelling-houses in respect of which statutory notices were served requiring defects to be remedied416
(2) Number of dwelling-houses in which defects were remedied after service of formal notices:-
(a) By owners1,207
(b) By Local Authority in default of owners1
(b) Proceedings under Housing Act, 1957:-
(1) Number of houses made fit after service of formal notices (Sections 9, 16 and 18):-
(a) By owners11
(b) By Local Authority in default of ownersNil
(2) Houses demolished as a result of formal or informal procedure under Section 17Nil
(3) Houses closed in pursuance of an undertaking given by the owners under Section 16 and still in forceNil