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 Finsbury Borough]
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Premises subject to a Closing Order are inspected annually
for the purpose of ascertaining whether any infringement of the
Order has occurred.
A total of 126 inspections of basement rooms were made for all purposes during the year and the following is a summary of action taken.
Premises | Rooms | |
---|---|---|
No. of closing orders in force on 1st Jan. 1959. | 222 | |
No. of representations under consideration on 1st Jan. 1959 | 80 | 153 |
No. of representations made during 1959. | 10 | 19 |
No. of representations under consideration on 31st Dec. 1959. | 71 | 137 |
No. of undertakings accepted | 2 | 3 |
No. of closing Orders made during 1959. | 17 | 32 |
No. of closing orders determined during 1959. | 3 | 5 |
No. of closing orders in force on 31st Dec. 1959. | 142 | 248 |
Unfit Parts of Houses(other than Basement Rooms):
From time to time it has become necessary to take action in
respect of a few individual rooms in houses still regarded
technically as fit for habitation where these have for one reason
or another deteriorated in condition beyond reasonable possibility
of being rendered fit.
Premises Booms
No. of closing orders in force on 1st Jan. 1959.5 10
No. of representations under consideration on
1st J an. 1959. 6 11
No. of representations made during 1959. 2 5
No. of representations under consideration on
31st Dec. 1959 6 11
No. of undertakings accepted during 1959.
No. of closing orders made during 1959. 2 5
No. of closing orders determined during 1959.
Individual Unfit Houses & Flats:
Chiefly because of rehousing difficulties, action to secure
the demolition or closure of individual unfit houses has been
restricted to a comparatively small number of very bad house.