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
Lewisham 1949
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lewisham Borough]
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The following is a tabulated statement of various other housing statistics :—
Table 24
| Item | Total |
|---|---|
| Total number of houses in the borough (separately assessed dwellings) | 60,889 |
| Public Health Act Number of houses inspected on account of complaints or illness | 8,353 |
| Number of statutory notices served | 1,229 |
| Number of houses repaired or nuisances remedied | 3,262 |
| Housing Act, 1936 Number of houses inspected — house to house (Housing Consolidated Regulations, 1925) | 148 |
| Number of houses included by representations by the M.O.H. under s.25 | Nil |
| Number of houses demolished following representation by the M.O.H. under s.25 | 36 |
| Number of houses repaired under ss. 9 and 10— (a) by owners | 7 |
| (b) by local authority in default of owners | — |
| Number of houses demolished— | 3 |
| (b) voluntarily | — |
| Number of houses (wholly or in part) the subject of Closing Orders (excluding underground rooms) | 5 |
| Number of Closing Orders determined (i.e., houses made fit) | — |
| Overcrowding (Housing Act, 1936) Number of families found to be living in overcrowded conditions | 937 |
| Number of overcrowded families who have obtained alternative accommodation | 876 |
| Number of dwellings erected by the Borough Council during the year | 175 |
| Underground Rooms | 1 |
| Number closed or modified occupation approved | — |
| Houses let in lodgings Number in borough (estimated) | 255 |
| Number of inspections under the byelaws | Nil |
| Number of prosecutions | Nil |
| Number of complaints remedied under the byelaws (not included under any other heading) | Nil |