Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Report on the health of the Metropolitan Borough of Battersea for the year 1924
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(iii.) Work commenced by owner but workmen
subsequently withdrawn and
work completed by Local Authority 5*
(iv.) By Local Authority in default of
owners 8
(a) Number of dwelling-houses in respect of
which Closing Orders became operative in
pursuance of declarations by owners of
intention to close Nil
(II.) Proceedings under Public Health Acts—
(a) Number of dwelling-houses in respect of
which notices were served requiring defects
to be remedied 2,961
(b) Number of houses in which defects were
remedied—
(i.) By owners 2,969
(ii.) By Local Authority in default of
owners 1
(III.) Proceedings under Sections 17 and 18 of
the Housing, Town Planning, etc., Act,
1909—
(a) Number of representations made with a
view to the making of Closing Orders Nil
(b) Number of dwelling-houses in respect of
which Closing Orders were made Nil
(c) Number of dwelling-houses in respect of
which Closing Orders were determined, the
dwelling-houses having been rendered fit Nil
(id) Number of houses in respect of which Demolition
Orders were made Nil
(e) Number of dwelling-houses demolished in
pursuance of Demolition Orders Nil
3. Unhealthy Areas.
Areas represented to the Local Authority witfi a view to
improvement schemes under (a) Part I. or (b) Part II.
of the Act of 1890:—
Nil.
*In addition there was one house at which the local authority entered
to complete the work, but the repairs were not finished in 1924.