London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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
Battersea 1949
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Battersea Borough]
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| Number of new dwellings erected or re-erected | 228 | |
| Number of houses demolished :— | ||
| In pursuance of clearance orders | Nil | |
| In pursuance of demolition orders | Nil | |
| In pursuance of undertakings to demolish | Nil | Nil |
| Number of dwelling houses inspected for housing defects (under Public Health and Housing Acts) | 5,900 | |
| Number of inspections made for that purpose | 34,485 | |
| Number of houses at which defects found:— | ||
| Dealt with under Housing Act (informally) | 13 | |
| Dealt with under Housing Act (formally) | 10 | |
| Dealt with under Public Health (London) | 2,933 | |
| 2,956 | ||
| Number of houses where defects remedied:— | ||
| As result of action under Housing Act | 22 | |
| As result of action under P.H. Act | 2,752* | 2,774 |
| Number of houses in respect of which demolition orders were made | 1 | |
| Number of underground rooms in respect of which closing orders were made | 9 | |
| Number of underground rooms in respect of which undertakings to make fit were accepted and complied with | 2 | |
| Number of closing orders determined | Nil | |
* Representing 3,448 notices complied with. In 22 of these cases the Council
carried out the work in default of the owner.