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Hampstead 1955
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hampstead Borough]
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HOUSING - STATISTICS
1. Total number of Selling-houses Inspected for
housing defects (under Public Health or
Housing Acts) 3,3l4
2. Number of dwelling-houses (included in (l)
above) which were Inspected and recorded
under the Housing Consolidated Regs. 1925
and 1932 (House-to-House inspection) 120
3. Number of dwelling-houses found to be in a
state so dangerous or injurious to health
as to be unfit for human habitation Nil
4. Number of dwelling-houses found not to be In
all respects fit for human habitation 958
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 AREA (Housing 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 (a) Houses demolished as a result of formal or informal procedure under Section 11 | Nil | Nil |
| (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 under Sec.12 | 7 | Nil |
| Continued; | ||