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Battersea 1938
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Battersea Borough]
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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 | 23 |
| (2) Number of dwelling houses which were rendered fit after service of formal notices:— | |
| 33 | |
| Nil | |
| (b) Proceedings under Public Health Acts:— | |
| (1) Number of dwelling houses in respect of which notices were served requiring defects to be remedied | 2,260 |
| (2,677 intimation notices) | |
| (2) Number of dwelling houses in which defects were remedied after service of formal notices:— | |
| 2,180 | |
| (2,537 intimation notices complied with) | |
| 4 | |
| (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 sub-section 3 of section 11 | Nil |
| (3) Number of dwelling houses demolished in pursuance of Demolition Orders | Nil |
| (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 | 91 |
| (contained in 47 houses) | |
| (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 | 1,225 |
| (ii) Number of families dwelling therein | 1,225 |
| (iii) Number of persons dwelling therein | 6,410 |