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 Lewisham Borough]
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Table 33
HOUSES IN CLEARANCE AREAS AND UNFIT HOUSES ELSEWHERE
Clearance areas (Housing Act, 1936 and Housing Repairs and Rents Act, 1954). | Houses demolished | Displaced | |
---|---|---|---|
Persons | Families | ||
Houses unfit for human habitation | 44 | 62 | 23 |
Houses included by reason of bad arrangement | 7 | 12 | 3 |
Houses or land acquired under section 27, Housing Act, 1936 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
Not in clearance areas Formal or informal procedure under section 11, Housing Act, 1936 | 7 | 24 | 9 |
B — UNFIT HOUSES CLOSED
Number | |||
---|---|---|---|
Section 11, Housing Act, 1936 and section 10(1) and 11(2) Local Govt. (Misc. Prov.) Act, 1953 | 8 | 33 | 8 |
Sections 3(1) and 3(2) Housing Act, 1949 | — | — | - |
Parts of buildings closed under section 12, Housing Act, 1936 | 8 | 16 | 5 |
C —UNFIT HOUSES MADE FIT AND HOUSES IN WHICH DEFECTS WERE REMEDIED
By owner | By Local Authority | |
---|---|---|
After informal action by local authority | 18 | - |
After formal notice under Public Health Acts | — | - |
After formal notice under Housing Act, 1936 | 11 | 1 |
Under section 5, Housing Repairs and Rents Act, 1954 | 4 | — |
D — UNFIT HOUSES IN TEMPORARY USE (Housing Repairs and Rents Act, 1954)
Number of houses | Separate dwellings | |
---|---|---|
Retained for temporary accommodation under sections 2, 3 and 4 | - | - |
Licensed for temporary occupation under section 6 | — | — |
E—PURCHASE OF HOUSES BY AGREEMENT
Number of houses | Occupants | |
---|---|---|
Houses in Clearance Areas other than those included in confirmed Clearance Orders or Compulsory Purchase Orders | - | - |