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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
Kensington 1952
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Kensington Borough]
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| (b) Action under Sections 11 and 13 of the Housing Act, 1936:- | ||||
| (i) | Dwelling houses in respect of which demolition orders were made | 2 | ||
| One of these was quashed on appeal by owner to County Court. | ||||
| (ii) | Dwelling houses demolished in pursuance of demolition orders | 2 | ||
| (iii) | Dwelling houses in respect of which undertakings were accepted from owner to render premises fit for habitation | 1 | ||
| (iv) | Dwelling houses rendered fit for habitation by owners in accordance with undertakings to do so | 1 | ||
| (c) Action under Section 12 of the Housing Act, 1936:- | ||||
| (i) | Separate tenements or underground rooms in respect of which closing orders were made | premises rooms | ||
| ( 59 | ||||
| (ii) | Separate tenements or underground rooms in respect of which closing orders were determined, the tenements or rooms having been rendered fit | ( 22 | ||
| premises rooms | ||||
| (iii) | Separate tenements or underground rooms in respect of which closing orders operate, but where the Council consented during the year to the use of the rooms for purposes other than sleeping | ( 29 | premises rooms | |
| (iv) | Separate tenements or underground rooms in respect of which the Council accepted undertakings from owners to render fit within specified time | ( - | premises rooms | |
| ( - | ||||
| (v) | Number of undertakings by owners to render separate tenements or underground rooms fit, which were cancelled, the necessary works having been completed | ( 1 | premises rooms | |
| ( 2 | ||||
| (d) Action under Section 25 of the Housing Act, 1936:- | ||||
| Number of areas represented to Council for clearance Nil | ||||
| (e) Action under the Public Health (London) Act, 1936:- | ||||
| (i) | Number of Intimation Notices served requiring defects to be remedied | 2,249 | ||
| (ii) | Number of Statutory Notices served | 1,061 | ||
| (iii) | Number of Summonses issued | 161 | ||
London County Council (General Powers) Act, 1951
During the year there were two cases of unfit premises
which had been dealt with under the Public Health (London) Act,
1936. In each case the owner of the house could not be found,
and various sanitary defects were causing nuisances to the
occupiers. Legal proceedings were taken against the "Owner,
c/o the Occupier", and abatement orders were obtained.
Where a Court Order has not been complied with, the Council
may themselves carry out the work, and the London County Council
(General Powers) Act, 1951, empowers them to recover the cost
in a manner similar to that laid down in the Housing Act, 1936.
The Council decided to do the necessary work themselves, and in