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Southwark 1956
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southwark, Borough of]
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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 | 1,019 | |
| 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 (20 "informal" section 9 notices were issued) | 20 | |
| (2) Number of dwellings which were rendered fit after service of formal notices :— | ||
| — | ||
| — | ||
| B. | Proceedings under Public Health Acts :— | |
| (1) Number of dwellings in respect of which notices were served requiring defects to be remedied | 1,626 | |
| (2) Number of dwellings in which defects were remedied after service of formal notices :— | ||
| 897 | ||
| 173 | ||
| C. | Proceedings under Sections 11 and 13 of the Housing Act, 1936 :— (1) Number of dwellings in respect of which Demolition Orders were made | 8 |
| (2) Number of dwellings demolished in pursuance of Demolition Orders | 13 | |
| 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 | 164 | |
| (2) Number of separate tenements or underground rooms in respect of which Closing Orders were determined, the tenement or room having been rendered fit | 6 | |
TOTAL INSPECTIONS :
Housing Consolidated Regs. 582
TOTAL RE-INSPECTIONS 1,176
Overcrowding statistics are given separately in the following
section.
REHOUSING
There was little change in the total number of applicants seeking
the assistance of the Public Health Department for rehousing.
New cases of overcrowding again decreased slightly but more
were rehoused than in the previous year.
There were considerably fewer cases needing medical recommendation,
and more of these, also, were rehoused than for some years past.