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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 1955
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lewisham Borough]
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| Applications for certificates of disrepair | 140 |
| Certificates issued | 84 |
| Applications for certificates withdrawn or certificates not granted | 50 |
| Applications outstanding at end of year | 6 |
| Certificates issued in 1955 in respect of applications received during 1954 | 27 |
| Applications for revocation of certificates previously issued | 87 |
| Applications granted | 79 |
| Applications outstanding at end of year | 8 |
| Applications for revocation of certificates previously issued, received during 1954 and issued during 1955 | 6 |
for standards under ss. 11 ana 12 see appendix D.
The following is a tabulated statement of various statistics extracted from a return to the London County Council covering the year 1955:—
| Item | Total |
|---|---|
| No. of new dwellings completed by the Borough Council | 464 |
| No. of new dwellings completed by other persons | 137 |
| Total houses in the borough (separately assessed dwellings) at 1 April, 1955 | 61,878 |
| No. of dwelling-houses inspected on complaint | 1,585 |
| No. of dwelling-houses inspected house-to-house | 3,403 |
| No. of dwelling-houses inspected for any other reason | 2,102 |
| No. of dwelling-houses repaired, as a result of action under the Public Health and Housing Acts | 1,029 |
| Houses demolished as a result of formal or informal procedure under s.1l | — |
| Houses closed in pursuance of an undertaking given under s.11, and still in force | 2 |
| Parts of buildings closed by closing orders (s. 12):— | |
| Underground rooms | — |
| Other rooms | 38 |
| Closing orders made under s.10(l) | 5 |