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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 1951
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lewisham Borough]
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PART b —unfit houses not included in clearance areas
| Number of houses | Number of persons displaced | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Housing Act, 1936— | ||||
| (a) | Houses demolished as a result of formal procedure under section 11 | 25 | 72 | |
| Houses demolished as a result of informal notices preliminary to formal procedure under section 11 | None | None | ||
| (c) | Houses closed in pursuance of an undertaking given by the owners under section 11 | 3 | 8 | |
| (d) | Parts of buildings closed (Section 12) | 15 | 52 | |
| Houses made fit— | ||||
| (i) As a result of formal notices under sections 9 to 12 | S. 9 - 42 | 52 | — | |
| S.11 - 4 | ||||
| S.12 - 6 | ||||
| (ii) As a result of informal notices preliminary to formal procedure under Sections 9 to 12 | S. 9 - 1 | 1 | — | |
| S.11 -Nil | ||||
| S.12 - Nil | ||||
| 2. Housing Act, 1949— | ||||
| (f) Closing Orders made under Section 3 (1) | None | None | ||
| (g) | Demolition Orders determined and Closing Orders substituted under Section 3 (2) | None | None | |
| (h) | Demolition Orders quashed under Section 2 | None | _ | |
Civil building licences
As from May, 1948, the health department has been allocated a
monthly quota of the money which can be authorised to be spent on
repair work in the borough, and the sanitary inspectors are able to issue
the necessary licences either at the same time as, or following, the
service of an intimation or nuisance notice.
The following table shows the monthly value of civil building
licences issued by the department, divided into parliamentary
divisions:—
Table 29
| Month | West | North | South | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 6,292 | 5,814 | 5,396 | 17,502 |
| February | 4,315 | 4,065 | 929 | 9,309 |
| March | 10,871 | 9,763 | 3,409 | 24,043 |
| April | 2,169 | 9,280 | 363 | 11,812 |
| May | 7,078 | 4,377 | 1,069 | 12,524 |
| June | 4,677 | 5,072 | 3,074 | 12,823 |
| July | 3,356 | 5,023 | 682 | 9,061 |
| August | 4,275 | 3,748 | 443 | 8,466 |
| September | 3,873 | 5,846 | — | 9,719 |
| October | 1,184 | 5,543 | 1,219 | 7,946 |
| November | 2,739 | 3,995 | 1,768 | 8,502 |
| December | 2,090 | 3,375 | 331 | 5,796 |
| TOTALS | 52,919 | 65,901 | 18,683 | 137,503 |