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 30
HOUSES IN CLEARANCE AREAS AND UNFIT HOUSES ELSEWHERE
A —HOUSES DEMOLISHED Clearance areas (Housing Act, 1936 and Housing Repairs and Rents Act, 1954). | Houses demolished | Displaced | |
---|---|---|---|
Persons | Families | ||
Houses unfit for human habitation | 4 | 125 | 29 |
Houses included by reason of bad arrangement | — | 3 | 1 |
Houses or land acquired under section 27, Housing Act, 1936 | _ | _ | _ |
Not in clearance areas Formal or informal procedure under section 11, Housing Act, 1936 | 4 | 7 | 2 |
Local authority houses certified unfit by medical officer of health | — | 40 | 10 |
B—UNFIT HOUSES CLOSED | |||
Section 11, Housing Act, 1936 and section 10(1) and 11(2) Local Govt. (Misc. Prov.) Act, 1953 | 1 | 16 | 5 |
Sections 3(1) and 3(2) Housing Act, 1949 | — | — | _ |
Parts of buildings closed under section 12, Housing Act, 1936 ............ | 5 | 14 | 2 |
C —UNFIT HOUSES MADE FIT AND HOUSES IN WHICH DEFECTS WERE REMEDIED | |||
By owner | By Local Authority | ||
After informal action by local authority | 26 | ||
After formal notice under Public Health Acts | — | — | |
After formal notice under Housing Act, 1936 | 6 | 2 | |
Under section 5, Housing Repairs and Rents Act, 1954 | 1 | — | |
D — UNFIT HOUSES IN TEMPORARY USE (Housing Repairs and Rents Act, 1954) | |||
Retained for temporary accommodation under sections 2, 3 and 4 | |||
Licensed for temporary occupation under section 6 | — | — | |
E-PURCHASE OF HOUSES BY AGREEMENT | |||
Houses in Clearance Areas other than those included in confirmed Clearance Orders or Compulsory Purchase Orders | 3 | 17 |