Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southwark, Borough of]
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(a) Proceedings under Sections 9, 10 and 12 of the Housing Act, 1957- | |
Dwellings in respect of which notices were served requiring repairs | - |
(b) Proceedings under Public Health Acts— | |
(1) Dwellings in respect of which notices were served requiring defects to be remedied | 721 |
(2) Dwellings in which defects were remedied after service of formal notices— | |
(i) By owners | 427 |
(ii) By local authority in default of owners | 107 |
(c) Procedings under Sections 16 and 23 of the Housing Act, 1957- | |
(1) Dwellings in respect of which Demolition Orders were made | 23 |
(2) Dwellings demolished in pursuance of Demolition orders | 7 |
(d) Proceedings under Section 18 of the Housing Act, 1957— | |
(1) Separate tenements or underground rooms in respect of which Closing Orders were made | 51 |
(2) Closing Orders determined, the tenements or rooms having been rendered fit | 6 |
(e) Proceedings under Section 42 of Housing Act, 1957— | |
(1) Number of houses included by representation by Medical Officer of Health | 277 |
(2) Number of houses demolished in pursuance of representations | 72 |
4-Housing Act, 1957, Part IV —Overcrowding:— | |
(1) Number of overcrowded families on register at beginning of year | 301 |
(2) Number of new cases encountered during year | 24 |
(3) Number of cases relieved during the year | 23 |
(4)Number of overcrowded families on register at end of year | 302 |