Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Annual report of the Medical Officer of Health for Chelsea, 1939
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(b) Proceedings under Public Health Acts :— | |
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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 :— . | |
(a) By owners | 41 |
(b) By Local Authority in default of owners | — |
(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 |
(it) Proceedings under section 12 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 | |
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 |
(c) Any other particulars with respect to overcrowding conditions upon which the Medical Officer of Health mav 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. Sixtyone
cases of overcrowding in houses owned by the
Local Authority have been abated.