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Finsbury 1955
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Finsbury Borough]
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54
Premises
Rooms
No. of closing orders in force on 1st Jan 59 112
(1 order made in 1940, 14 in 1951, 4 in 1952,
22 in 1953 and 18 in 1954)
No. of Representations under consideration on 1st Jan. 1 1
No. of Representations made during 1955 93 128
No. of Representations under consideration on 31st Dec. 68 99
No. of undertakings accepted - -
No. of closing orders made 26 30
No. of closing orders determined during 1955 1 2
(order made in 1951)
No. of closing orders in force on 31st Dec 84 140
Unfit Parts of Houses (other than Underground Rooms)
From time to time it has become necessary to take action in re spect of a few individual rooms in houses still regarded technically as fit for habitation where these have for one reason or another deterio-rated in condition beyond reasonable possibility of being rendered fit.
| No. of closing orders in force on 1st Jan 1955 (2 made in 1952, 1 in 1953, and 2 in 1954) | Premises | Rooms |
|---|---|---|
| 5 | 10 | |
| No. of representations under consideration on 1st Jan | - | - |
| No. of representations made during 1955 | 3 | 7 |
| No. of representations under consideration on 31st Dec. | 3 | 7 |
| No. of undertakings accepted during 1955 | - | |
| No. of closing orders made during 1955 | - | |
| No. of closing orders determined during 1955 | 1 | 2 |
In addition to the closing orders detailed in the above table
certain other orders have been made under Section 12 of the Housing
Act, 1936, in respect of whole flats which have been for the purpose
considered as part of the building in which they were incorporated
These are included in the paragraph entitled Unfit Houses but are
clearly distinguished.
Repair of Houses under Sections 9 and 10 Housing Act, 1936
No action has been taken since the war under these Sections.