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Southwark 1938
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southwark, Borough of]
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TABLE 23.—continued.
| 2) Number of dwelling houses which were rendered fit after service of formal notices:— | |
| (a) By owners | 691 |
| (b) By Local Authority in default of owners | Nil. |
| B. Proceedings under Public Health Acts:— | |
| (1) Number of dwelling houses in respect of which notices were served requiring defects to be remedied | 3,915 |
| (2) Number of dwelling houses in which defects were remedied after service of formal and informal notices:— | |
| (a) by owners | 3,326 |
| (b) by Local Authority in default of owners | - |
| C. Proceedings under Sections 11 and 13 of the Housing Act, 1936:— | |
| (1) Number of dwelling houses in respect of which Demolition Orders were made | 46 |
| (2) Number of dwelling houses demolished in pursuance of Demolition Orders | 24 |
| D. Proceedings under Section 12 of the Housing Act, 1936:— | |
| (1) Number of separate tenements or underground rooms in respect of which Closing Orders were made | 110 |
| (2) Number of separate tenements or underground rooms in respect of which Closing Orders were determined, the tenement or room having been rendered fit | 5 |
| (3) Number occupied but unfit | 3,390 |