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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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 | |
(b) Proceedings under Public Health Acts- | |
(1) Dwellings in respect of which notices were served requiring defects to be remedied | 538 |
(2) Dwellings in which defects were remedied after service of formal notices- | |
(i) By owners | 354 |
(ii) By local authority in default of owners | 79 |
(c) Proceedings under Sections 16 and 23 of the Housing Act, 1957- | |
(1) Dwellings in respect of which Demolition Orders were made | — |
(2) Dwellings demolished in pursuance of Demolition orders | 2 |
(d) Proceedings under Section 18 of the Housing Act, 1957 | — |
(1) Separate tenements or underground rooms in respect of which Closing Orders were made | 37 |
(2) Closing Orders determined, the tenements or rooms having been rendered fit | 6 |
(e) Proceedings under Section 42 of the Housing Act, 1957 | — |
(1) Number of houses included by representation by Medical Officer of Health | 34 |
(2) Number of houses demolished in pursuance of representations | 101 |
4- Housing Act, 1957, Part IV - Overcrowding:-
(1) Number of overcrowded families on register at beginning of year | 302 |
(2) Number of new cases encountered during year | 37 |
(3) Number of cases relieved during the year | 19 |
(4) Number of overcrowded families on register at end of year | 320 |
(5) Number of overcrowded premises at end of year | 222 |
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