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Chelsea 1938
Report of the Medical Officer of Health for the year 1938
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| (1) Number of dwelling houses in respect of which notices were served requiring defects to be remedied | 236 | |
| (2) Number of dwelling houses in which defects were remedied after service of formal notices :— | ||
| 41 | ||
| — | ||
| (c) | Proceedings under sections 11 and 13 of the Housing Act, 1936:— | |
| (1) Number of dwelling houses in respect of which Demolition Orders were made | 3 | |
| (2) Number of dwelling houses demolished in pursuance of Demolition Orders | 3 | |
| Proceedings under section 12 of the Housing Act, 1936:— | ||
| (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 | ||
| 4. Housing Act, 1936.—Part IV.—Overcrowding. | ||
| (a) | (i) Number of dwellings overcrowded at end of year | 450 |
| (ii) Number of families dwelling therein | 490 | |
| (iii) Number of persons dwelling therein | 2950 | |
| (b) | Number of new cases of overcrowding reported during the year (due to increase of children's age) | 9 |
| (c) | (i) Number of cases of overcrowding relieved during the year | 81 |
| (ii) Number of persons concerned in such cases | 397 | |
| (d) | Particulars of any cases in which dwelling-houses have again become overcrowded after the Local Authority have taken steps for the abatement of overcrowding. | None |
| Any other particulars with respect to overcrowding conditions upon which the Medical Officer of Health may consider it desirable to report. | ||
| Although overcrowding conditions in Chelsea have been much less prevalent than in many other metropolitan boroughs, definite alleviation has taken place since the Housing Act of 1935 became operative. Sixty-one cases of overcrowding in houses owned by the Local Authority have been abated. | ||