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HOUSING
The duties of the Housing section of the Public Health Department
are divided between action under the Housing Act in relation to
overcrowded, unfit and insanitary premises, and negotiations between
the London County Council, the Council's Housing Manager and
other authorities in connection with applications for rehousing on
grounds of medical necessity, overcrowding and insanitary conditions.
HOUSING ACT, 1936
].—Insanitary houses capable of repair at reasonable expense (Section 9)
Notices served
complied with 2
Informal notices issued
(requesting voluntary action)— —
complied with 60
2.—Insanitary houses incapable of repair at reasonable expense (Section
11)
Demolition Orders—
Made and sealed—10
(4 represented in 1953)
Represented for Demolition—9
Undertakings accepted in 4 cases.
(One representation made at request of owners' agent after
deferment of previous representation for closure of 3 rooms).
Undertakings were accepted for 3 properties represented for
demolition in 1953.
3.—Premises demolished (Section 11)
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Documents sealed 1952—1 property.
,, ,, 1953—7 properties.
,, ,, 1954—9 properties.
Represented 1952—2 properties.
Undertakings received 1950—1 property.
,, ,, 1952—1 property.
4.—Closure of premises—
Premises closed—6
(In pursuance of undertakings given under section 11).
Section 11, Housing Act, and section 10 Local Government
(Miscellaneous Provisions) Act, 1953.
Orders made—4
Represented—1 property