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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 1969

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

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(e) Council Loans for House Purchase
Properties which were the subject of applications to the Council for mortgages
were surveyed and reported on by the health inspectors in relation to repairs,
amenities, occupation and necessary fire precautions. The requirements as to these
matters were made a condition of any loan offered. Specifications submitted by
mortgagors were checked for approval and the work carried out was supervised
prior to certification to the Borough Treasurer.
As in previous years, the conditions imposed as to the provision of amenities
gave rise to many improvement grant applications.
The following is a summary of action in relation to the department's housing
functions:—

Table: Table 55HOUSING ACT, 1957—PART 2

Table 55HOUSING ACT, 1957—PART 2

No. of cases or notices servedDwellings made fit
Section 9(1) Houses found unfit72
„ 9(1 a) Houses requiring substantial repair——
„ 10 Default of sections 9(1) and 9(la)——
„ 16 Undertaking to carry out work——
„ 16 Undertakings not to use for habitation12—
„ 17 Demolition Orders made7—
„ 17 Houses demolished under demolition orders5—
„ 17 Closing orders made in lieu of demolition orders34—
„ 18 Closing orders on basements16—
„ 18 Closing orders on other parts——
„ 24 Demolition orders revoked——
„ 27 Closing orders determined1616
„ 28 Closing orders converted to demolition orders——

Table: Table 56HOUSING ACT, 1957—PART 3

Table 56HOUSING ACT, 1957—PART 3

Number
Section 42 Clearance areas declared6
Dwellings in these areas167
Persons in occupation519
Unfit houses demolished in areas declared during 1969 and in previousyears32

Table: Table 57HOUSING (FINANCIAL PROVISIONS) ACT, 1958

Table 57

HOUSING (FINANCIAL PROVISIONS) ACT, 1958

No. of houses inspectedNo. of houses made fit
Section 43 Council mortgages... 324470