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 Hampstead Borough]
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HOUSES IN CLEARANCE AREAS AND UNFIT
HOUSES ELSEWHERE
Houses Demolished
Clearance Areas, Housing Act, 1957 NIL
Not in Clearance Areas NIL
Unfit Houses Closed
Under Sections 16, 17 and 35, Housing Act, 1957 24
Persons displaced 78
Families displaced 35
Parts of Buildings closed (Section 18) 8
Persons displaced 14
Families displaced 8
Unfit Houses made fit and Houses in which Defects were Remedied
By By Local
Owner Authority
After informal action by local authority 586 NIL
After formal notice: Public Health Acts 99 NIL
Housing Act, 1957 13 2
Under Section 24, Housing Act NIL NIL
No action was taken under Sections 17, 34, 46, 48 and 53
of the Housing Act regarding Unfit Houses in Temporary Use. No
houses in Clearance Areas were purchased by agreement.
OVERCROWDING
On register 31. 12. 60 | Dwellings 225 | Families 225 | Adults 553 | Children 363 |
---|---|---|---|---|
New cases 1961 | 43 | 43 | 118 | 102 |
268 | 268 | 671 | 465 | |
Rehoused 1961 | 25 | 25 | 49 | 30 |
On register 31. 12. 61 | 243 | 243 | 622 | 435 |