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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 1953
[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 | 1 |
| (ii) | Dwelling houses demolished in pursuance of demolition orders | 2 |
| (iii) | Dwelling houses in respect of which closing orders in lieu of demolition orders, were made | 6 |
| (iv) | Dwelling houses in respect of which demolition orders were cancelled and closing orders substituted | 5 |
| (v) | Dwelling houses in respect of which undertakings were accepted from owner to render premises fit for habitation | 2 |
| (vi) | 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 | (41 premises (82 rooms | |
| (ii) | Separate tenements or underground rooms in respect of which closing orders were determined, the tenements or rooms having been rendered fit | (41 premises (70 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 | (21 premises (37 rooms | |
| (iv) | Separate tenements or underground rooms in respect of which the Council accepted undertakings from owners to render fit within specified time | (3 premises (5 rooms | |
| (v) | Number of undertakings by owners to render separate tenements or underground rooms fit, which were cancelled, the necessary works having been completed | (3 premises (4 rooms | |
(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 | 2,044 |
| (ii) Number of Statutory Notices served | 1,042 |
| (iii) Number of Summonses issued | 198 |
Rent and Mortgage Interest (Restrictions) Acts
Eleven applications were made to the Council during
the year for certificates of unfitness for habitation under
these Acts; nine were granted, but in the other two, the
conditions found did not justify the issue of certificates.