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
Hampstead 1954
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hampstead Borough]
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3. Number of dwelling-houses found to be in
a state so dangerous or injurious to health
as to be unfit for human habitation 1
4. Number of dwelling-houses found not to be in
all respects fit for human habitation 959
HOUSING ACT, 1936, PART II, SECTION 9
Repair of Insanitary Houses
Except in very exceptional circumstances, the Council
has discontinued the use of this Section.
CLEARANCE AREAS AND INDIVIDUAL UNFIT HOUSES
| PART A - CLEARANCE AREAS (Houseing Act, 1936) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. of dwelling-houses demolished during the year | No. of persons displaced. | ||||||
| Unfit Houses | Other Houses | ||||||
| Land coloured "pink" | Nil | - | Nil | ||||
| Land coloured "grey" | - | Nil | Nil | ||||
| PART B - HOUSES NOT INCLUDED IN CLEARANCE AREA | |||||||
| DEMOLITION & CLOSING ORDERS | Number of | ||||||
| Houses | Persons Displaced | ||||||
| 1. Housing Act, 1936 | Nil | Nil | |||||
| (a) Houses demolished as a result of formal or informal procedure under Section 11 * | |||||||
| (b) Houses closed in pursuance of an undertaking given by the owners under Sec.11 and still in force | Nil | Nil | |||||
| (c) Parts of buildings closed. (Section 12) ** | 17 | 45 | |||||
* One Demolition Order was made during the year.
** 10 Underground Rooms were closed, also 47 mews rooms over
garages and workshops.