London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Southwark 1964
[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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