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 Greenwich Borough]
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ground room are provided by this Section and, in respect of the
latter, as qualified by the Housing (Underground Rooms) Act,
1959. New regulations for securing the proper ventilation, lighting
and the protection against dampness and effluvia or exhalation of
underground rooms, received the Minister's approval and became
operative on 28th August, 1961.
The undermentioned parts of buildings and rooms of properties,
being rooms, the surface of the floors of which were more than 3
feet below adjoining ground level and not complying with the
Local Authority's Regulations, were considered unfit for human
habitation and Closing Orders were made :—
3 Anglesea Road, S.E.I8—Basement room at rear, ground
floor back room and first floor front and back rooms.
252 Eltham High Street, S.E.9—Ground floor back left and
right rooms.
76 Harden's Manor Way, S.E.7—Ground floor middle and back
rooms and lean-to addition, first floor front and back
rooms.
220 Herbert Road, S.E. 18—Basement front and back rooms and
back-addition room with a small annexe.
14 Heverham Road, S.E. 18—Basement front and back rooms
and scullery.
678 Woolwich Road, S.E.7—Basement front and back rooms.
(iii) Determination of Closing Orders—Section 27—Closing
Orders on premises and parts of premises as follow were
determined :—
56 Abbey Grove, S.E.2.
71 Ashburnham Grove, S.E. 10—Basement front, back and
back-addition rooms.
94 Barth Road, S.E. 18.
99 Bloomfield Road, S.E. 18.
14 Burgos Grove, S.E. 10—Basement front room.
1 Howick Mansions, Woolwich Road, S.E.7.
1 King George Street, S.E. 10.
222 Maxey Road, S.E. 18.
II (now renumbered 41) Passey Place, S.E.9—Basement front
and back rooms and scullery.
67A Reidhaven Road, S.E.18.
25 Tewson Road, S.E.18—Basement front and back rooms.