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Southwark 1954

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southwark, Borough of]

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SUMMARY OF STATISTICS
No. of Dwellings in Borough 24,977
1. Inspection of Dwelling Houses:—
(1) (a) Total number of dwellings inspected for housing
defects (under Public Health or Housing Acts) 9,574
(b) Number of inspections made for the purpose 23,515
(2) (a) Number of dwellings (included under subhead
(1) above) which were inspected and recorded
under the Housing Consolidated Regulations,
1925 and 1932 3,676
(b) Number of inspections made for the purpose 6,979
(3) Number of dwellings found to be in a state so
dangerous or injurious to health as to be unfit
for human habitation 87
(4) Number of dwellings (exclusive of those referred
to under the preceding sub-head) found not to be
in all respects reasonably fit for human habitation 2,370
2. Remedy of Defects without Service of formal Notices:—
Number of defective dwellings rendered fit in consequence
of informal action by the Local
Authority or its officers 2,230
3. Action under Statutory Powers during the Year:—
A. Proceedings under Sections 9, 10 and 16 of the
Housing Act, 1936:—
(1) Number of dwellings in respect of which
notices were served requiring repairs (No
"informal" section 9 notices were issued) —
(2) Number of dwellings which were rendered
fit after service of formal notices:—
(а) By owners 2
(b) By Local Authority in default of
owners —
B. Proceedings under Public Health Acts:—
(1) Number of dwellings in respect of which
notices were served requiring defects to be
remedied 2,370
(2) Number of dwellings in which defects were
remedied after service of formal notices.
(a) By owners 1,155
(b) By Local Authority in default of
owners 32
C. Proceedings under Sections 11 and 13 of the Housing
Act, 1936:—
(1) Number of dwellings in respect of which
Demolition Orders were made 10
(2) Number of dwellings demolished in pursuance
of Demolition Orders 21