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Southwark 1956
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southwark, Borough of]
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25
Closing Orders made, not sealed.
10 underground rooms (3 represented in 1955)
2 other rooms
Represented for Closure.
59 underground rooms
26 other rooms
Approval was granted for 14 underground rooms and 6 others,
officially closed, to be used for specified purposes, subject to no
nuisance arising.
6.—Rooms made fit for habitation—6 underground rooms.
7.—Clearance Areas (Section 25).
Confirmed by Minister 3 (9 properties) (2 represented 1955)
Declared, not confirmed 3 (16 properties)
Represented only —
Six areas (63 properties) represented in 1955 are included in
confirmed Compulsory Purchase Orders.
Premises demolished—(Sec. 25 Orders)—38.
Summary of works completed during 1956 as a result of
Notices served following inspections under the Housing Consolidated
Regulations :—■
Nil
No notices served.
| No. of Dwellings in Borough | 24,677 | |
| (1) | ||
| defects (under Public Health or Housing Acts) | 4,290 | |
| 17,930 | ||
| (2) | 582 | |
| 1,758 | ||
| (3) | Number of dwellings found to be in a state so dangerous or injurious to health as to be unfit for human habitation | 39 |
| (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 | 1,646 |