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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 1957

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lewisham Borough]

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Table: Table 33HOUSES IN CLEARANCE AREAS AND UNFIT HOUSES ELSEWHERE

Table 33

HOUSES IN CLEARANCE AREAS AND UNFIT HOUSES ELSEWHERE

Clearance areas (Housing Act, 1936 and Housing Repairs and Rents Act, 1954).Houses demolishedDisplaced
PersonsFamilies
Houses unfit for human habitation446223
Houses included by reason of bad arrangement7123
Houses or land acquired under section 27, Housing Act, 1936521
Not in clearance areas Formal or informal procedure under section 11, Housing Act, 19367249

Table: B — UNFIT HOUSES CLOSED

B — UNFIT HOUSES CLOSED

Number
Section 11, Housing Act, 1936 and section 10(1) and 11(2) Local Govt. (Misc. Prov.) Act, 19538338
Sections 3(1) and 3(2) Housing Act, 1949——-
Parts of buildings closed under section 12, Housing Act, 19368165

Table: C —UNFIT HOUSES MADE FIT AND HOUSES IN WHICH DEFECTS WERE REMEDIED

C —UNFIT HOUSES MADE FIT AND HOUSES IN WHICH DEFECTS WERE REMEDIED

By ownerBy Local Authority
After informal action by local authority18-
After formal notice under Public Health Acts—-
After formal notice under Housing Act, 1936111
Under section 5, Housing Repairs and Rents Act, 19544—

Table: D — UNFIT HOUSES IN TEMPORARY USE (Housing Repairs and Rents Act, 1954)

D — UNFIT HOUSES IN TEMPORARY USE (Housing Repairs and Rents Act, 1954)

Number of housesSeparate dwellings
Retained for temporary accommodation under sections 2, 3 and 4--
Licensed for temporary occupation under section 6——

Table: E—PURCHASE OF HOUSES BY AGREEMENT

E—PURCHASE OF HOUSES BY AGREEMENT

Number of housesOccupants
Houses in Clearance Areas other than those included in confirmed Clearance Orders or Compulsory Purchase Orders--