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Battersea 1937

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Battersea Borough]

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3. Action under Statutory Powers during the Year
(a) Proceedings under sections 9, 10 and 16 of the
Housing Act, 1936—
(1) Number of dwelling houses in respect of
which notices were served requiring repairs 54
(2) Number of dwelling houses which were
rendered fit after service of formal notices:—
(a) By owners 59
(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 2,650
(3,190 intimation notices)
(2) Number of dwelling houses in which defects
were remedied after service of formal
notices:—
(a) By owners 2,593
(3,153 intimation notices complied with)
(b) By Local Authority in default of
owners 5
(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 Nil
(2) Number of dwelling houses in respect of which
an undertaking was accepted under subsection
3 of section 11 4
(3) Number of dwelling houses demolished in
pursuance of Demolition Orders 2
(d) Proceedings under section 12 of the Housing Act,
1936:—
(1) Number of separate tenements or underground
rooms in respect of which Closing Orders
were made 5
(2) Number of separate tenements or underground
rooms in respect of which Closing Orders
were determined, the tenement or room
having been rendered fit Nil
(e) Overcrowding:—
(a) (i) Number of dwellings overcrowded at the
end of the year 1,365
(ii) Number of families dwelling therein 1,365
(iii) Number of persons dwelling therein 7,192½