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Southwark 1957
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southwark, Borough of]
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HOUSING STATISTICS
| No. of Dwellings in Borough | 24,707 |
| 1. Inspection of Dwelling Houses during the year:— | |
| (1) (a) Dwellings inspected for housing defects (under | |
| Public Health or Housing Acts) | 4,742 |
| (b) Inspections made for the purpose | 15,325 |
| (2) (a) Dwellings inspected and recorded under Housing | |
| Consolidated Regulations, 1925 | 518 |
| (b) Inspections made for the purpose | 1,106 |
| (3) Dwellings found to be in a state so dangerous or injurious to health as to be unfit for human habitation | 110 |
| (4) Dwellings found not to be in all respects reasonably fit for habitation | 1,889 |
| 2. Remedy of defects during tne year without service of formal nonces | |
| Dwellings rendered fit in consequence of informal action by the local authority or their officers | 948 |
| 3. Action under statutory powers during the year | |
| (a) Proceedings under Sections 9, 10 and 12 of the Housing Act, 1957- | |
| Dwellings in respect of which notices were served requiring repairs | Nil |
| (b) Proceedings under Public Health Acts— | |
| (1) Dwellings in respect of which notices were served requiring defects to be remedied | 941 |
| (2) Dwellings in which defects were remedied after service of formal notices— | |
| (i) By owners | 554 |
| (ii) By local authority in default of owners | 154 |
| (c) Proceedings under Sections 16 and 23 of the Housing Act, 1957— | |
| (1) Dwellings in respect of which Demolition Orders were made ... | 8 |
| (2) Dwellings demolished in pursuance of Demolition Orders | 40 |
| (d) Proceedings under Section 18 of the Housing Act, 1957- | |
| (1) Separate tenements or underground rooms in respect of which Closing Orders were made | 54 |
| (2) Closing Orders determined, the tenements or rooms having been rendered fit | Nil |
| (e) Proceedings under Section 42 of Housing Act, 1957 — | |
| (1) Number of houses included by representation by Medical Officer of Health | Nil |