Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Battersea Borough]
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2. Remedy of Defects during the Year without
Service of formal Notices :—
Number of defective dwelling houses rendered fit
in consequence of informal action by the
Local Authority or their Officers 302
3. Action under Statutory Powers during the Year :—
(a) Proceedings under sections 17, 18 and 23 of the
Housing Act, 1930—
(1) Number of dwelling houses in respect of
which notices were served requiring repairs 43
(2) Number of dwelling houses which were
rendered fit after service of formal notices :—
(a) By owners 40
(b) By Local Authority in default of
owners Nil
(b) Proceedings under Public Health Acts :—
(1) Number of dwelling houses in respect of which
notices were served requiring defects to be
remedied 2,764
(3,366 intimation notices)
(2) Number of dwelling houses in which defects
were remedied after service of formal
notices:—
(а) By owners 2,620
(3,248 intimation notices complied with)
(б) By Local Authority in default of
owners Nil
(c) Proceedings under sections 19 and 21 of the Housing
Act, 1930:—
(1) Number of dwelling houses in respect of which
Demolition Orders were made Nil
(2) Number of dwelling houses in respect of which
an undertaking was accepted under subsection
2 of section 19 3
(3) Number of dwelling houses demolished in
pursuance of Demolition Orders Nil
(d) Proceedings under section 20 of the Housing Act,
1930:—
(1) Number of separate tenements or underground
rooms in respect of which Closing Orders
were made 1