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 Lambeth Borough]
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J I.—Remedy of Defects without Service of formal Notices.
Number of defective dwelling-houses rendered fit in
consequence of informal action by the Local
Authority or their officers 2,449*
III.—Action under Statutory Powers.
A. —Proceedings under Section 28 of the Housing,
Town Planning, arc., Act, 1919.
(1). Number of dwelling-houses in respect of which
notices were served requiring repairs 33
(2). Number of dwelling-houses which were ren
dered fit—
(a) by owners . 35
(b) by Local Authority in default of owners nil.
(3). Number of dwelling-houses in respect of
which Closing Orders became operative in
pursuance of declarations by owners of
intention to close nil.
B. —Proceedings under Public Health Acts.
(1). Number of dwelling-houses in respect of
which notices were served requiring defects
to be remedied 3,656!
(2). Number of dwelling-houses in which defects
were remedied-
(a) by owners 1,796!
(b) by Local Authority in default by owners ml.
C. Proceedings under Sections 17 and 18 of the
Housing, Town Planning, eye., Act, 1909.
(1). Number of representations made with a view
to the making of Closing Orders nil.
(2). Number of dwelling-houses in respect of
which Closing Orders were made ml.
* 1957 under the Public Health (London) Act, 1891 (intimation notices), and 492
under the Housing, Town Planning, etc., Act, 1919 (provisional or informal
schedules), Statutory notices under the Public Health (London) Act, 1891