London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
View report page
Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Holborn 1926
Report for the year 1926 of the Medical Officer of Health
This page requires JavaScript
III.—ACTION UNDER STATUTORY POWERS.
A. Proceedings under Section 28 of the Housing, Town Planning, etc., Act, 1919:—
| (1) Number of dwelling-houses in respect of which notices were served requiring repairs | nil |
| (2) Number of dwelling-houses which were rendered fit— | |
| (a) by owners | nil |
| (b) by Local Authority in default of owners | nil |
| (3) Number of dwelling-houses in respect of which Closing Orders became operative in pursuance of declarations by owners of intention to close | nil |
| B. Proceedings under Public Health Acts:— | |
| (1) Number of dwelling-houses in respect of which notices were served requiring defects to be remedied | 543 |
| (2) Number of dwelling-houses in which defects were remedied: — | |
| (a) by owners | 543 |
| (b) by Local Authority in default of owners | nil |
| C. Proceedings under Sections 17 and 18 of the Housing, Town Planning, etc., Act, 1919:— | |
| (1) Number of representations made with a view to the making of Closing Orders | nil |
| (2) Number of dwelling-houses in respect of which Closing Orders were made | nil |
| (3) Number of dwelling-houses in respect of which Closing Orders were determined, the dwelling-houses having been rendered fit | nil |
| (4) Number of dwelling-houses in respect of which Demolition Orders were made | nil |
| (5) Number of dwelling-houses demolished in pursuance of Demolition Orders | nil |
| 3.—UNHEALTHY AREAS. | |
| Areas represented to the Local Authority with a view to Improvement-Schemes under (a) Part I., or (b) Part II., of the Act of 1890:— | |
| (1) Name of area | nil |
| (2) Acreage | nil |
| (3) Number of working-class houses in area | nil |
| (4) Number of working-class persons to be displaced | nil |
| 4. Number of houses not complying with the building By-laws erected with consent of Local Authority under Section 25 of the Housing, Town Planning, etc. Act, 1919. | |
H 2