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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
1.—Insanitary houses capable of repair at reasonable expense
[Section 9)
Notices served —
complied with —
Informal notices issued
(requesting voluntary action) :— 20
complied with —
5 properties repaired upon request, without issue of informal
notice.
2.—Insanitary houses incapable of repair at reasonable expense
[Section 11)
Demolition Orders—
Made and sealed—8
(5 represented in 1955)
Represented for Demolition—16
3.—Premises demolished [Section 11)—13
Documents sealed 1953—11 properties
Undertakings previously received—2 properties
4.—Closure of premises—
Premises closed—nil
(In pursuance of undertakings given under section 11).
Section 11, Housing Act, and section 10 Local Government
(Miscellaneous Provisions) Act, 1953.
Orders made—2 (1 represented in 1955)
Represented—2 properties (adjourned ' sine die ').
5.—Parts of premises [Section 12)—
Closing Orders made and sealed.
145 underground rooms (3 represented in 1953, 32 represented
in 1954, 72 represented in 1955)
7 other rooms
5 other rooms (sealed 1956. Order made 1955).