London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Chelsea 1953
Annual report of the Medical Officer of Health for the year 1953
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INSPECTIONS, PROCEEDINGS, etc.
| Approximate number of houses in the Borough | 16,000 |
| PUBLIC HEALTH (LONDON) ACT. 1936 | |
| Number of houses inspected on account of complaints or illness | 1,719 |
| Number of statutory notices served | 123 |
| Number of houses repaired or nuisances remedied | 433 |
| HOUSING ACT, 1936 | |
| Number of houses inspected - house-to-house (Housing Consolidated Regulations, 1925) | 44 |
| Number of houses included by representations by the Medical Officer of Health under Section 25 of Housing Act 1936 | Nil |
| Number of houses demolished following representation by Medical Officer of Health under Section 25 of Housing Act, 1936 | Nil |
| Number of houses repaired under Sections 9 and 10 of Housing Act, 1936:- | |
| (a) by owners | 32 |
| (b) by local authority in default of owners | Nil |
| Number of houses demolished :- | |
| (a) in pursuance of orders under Section 11 of the Housing Act, 1936 | 5 |
| (b) Voluntarily | Nil |
| Number of houses (wholly or in part) the subject of Closing Orders (excluding underground rooms) | Nil |
| Number of Closing Orders determined (i.e. houses made fit) | Nil |
| OVERCROWDING (HOUSING ACT. 1936) | |
| Number of families found to be living in overcrowded conditions | 22 |
| Number of overcrowded families who have obtained alternative accommodation | 31 |
| Number of houses erected by the Borough Council during the year | 92 |
| UNDERGROUND ROOMS | |
| Number occupied but unfit | Nil |
| Number closed or modified occupation approved | Nil |
| HOUSES LEI IN LODGINGS | |
| Number of houses let in lodgings in the Borough | 575 |
| Number of inspections (see in above) | - |
| Number of prosecutions | Nil |
| Number of complaints remedied under the bye-laws (not included under any other heading | 17 |