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Chelsea 1935
Report of the Medical Officer of Health for the year 1935
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(B) Proceedings under Public Health Acts :—
| (1) Number of dwelling houses in respect of which notices were served requiring defects to be remedied | 428 |
| (2) Number of dwelling houses in which defects were remedied after service of formal notices:— | |
| 66 | |
| — | |
| (C) Proceedings under sections 19 and 21 of the Housing Act, 1930:— | |
| (1) Number of dwelling houses in respect of which Demolition Orders were made | 2 |
| (2) Number of dwelling houses demolished in pursuance of Demolition Orders | 2 |
| (D) Proceedings under section 20 of the Housing Act, 1930:— | |
| (1) Number of separate tenements or underground rooms in respect of which Closing Orders were made | — |
| (2) Number of separate tenements or underground rooms in respect of which Closing Orders were determined, the tenement or room having been rendered fit | — |
Staff.— The staff engaged on housing work during the year consisted
of four Sanitary Inspectors, each carrying out all the duties of a Sanitary
Inspector in the district allocated to him. One of these was mainly
engaged in duties connected with the Housing Regulations, 1935.
HOUSING CONDITIONS IN THE BOROUGH.
General Observations.— It is difficult to discuss the subject of
housing in Chelsea without some understanding of the peculiar conditions
which appertain to the district.
Probably in few London boroughs have there been so many alterations,
consequent on demolitions and reconstructions, during the past
40 years, as in Chelsea. The process of reconstruction is still in progress,
though largely suspended by the operation of the Rent Restriction
Acts. The developments which have taken place have arisen from
the fact that a very considerable proportion of Chelsea is comprised
within the areas of two large estates—the Cadogan Estate and the
Sloane Stanley Estate. Many of the building leases on these estates
were granted early in the 19th century and a large number have already
expired. A certain proportion of demolition of small property has been
due to the acquisition of land by large trading corporations.