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 1959
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hampstead Borough]
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HOUSING
| Dwelling-houses inspected for housing defects (under Public Health or Housing Acts) | 1,329 |
| Dwelling-houses (included in above) which were inspected and recorded under the Housing Consolidated Regs. 1925-1932. (House-to-House inspection) | 43 |
| Dwelling-houses found to he in a state so dangerous or injurious to health as to he unfit for human habitation | |
| Dwelling-houses found not to be in all respects fit for human habitation | 558 |
HOUSES IN CLEARANCE AREAS AND UNFIT HOUSES ELSEWHERE
| HousesDemolished | ||
| Clearance Areas, Housing Act, 1957 | NIL | |
| Not in Clearance Areas | NIL | |
| Unfit Houses Closed | ||
| Under Sections 16, 17 and 55, Housing Act, 1957 | 1 | |
| Parts of Buildings closed | 8 | |
| Persons displaced | 21 | |
| Families displaced | 10 | |
| Unfit Houses made fit and Houses In which Defects were Remedied | ||
| By Owner | By Local Authority | |
| After informal, action by local authority | £58 | NIL |
| After formal notice: Public Health Acts | 101 | NIL |
| Housing Act, 1957 | NIL | NIL |
| Under Section 24, Housing Act | NIL | NIL |
| Unfit Houses in Temporary Use | ||
| Under Sections 17, 34, 46, 48 & 53 Housing Act | NIL | |
| Purchase of Houses by Agreement | ||
| Houses in Clearance Areas other than those included in Confirmed Clearance Orders or Compulsory Purchase Orders, purchased | NIL | |