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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(c) Houses closed in pursuance of an undertaking given by the
owners under Section 16 Nil
(d) Closing Orders on parts of buildings (Section 18) 7
(e) Undertakings not to use parts of buildings for human habitation
accepted Nil
(f) Closing Orders made under Section 17(3) Nil
(g) Demolition Orders determined and Closing Orders substituted
under Section 26 Nil
(h) Closing Orders made under Section 17(1) 8
(i) Closing Orders determined 6
(j) Closing Orders revoked and Demolition Orders made Nil
(k) Number of houses included in representations (Section 42) 175
(2) Houses in Multiple Occupations—Housing Acts, 1961-64:—
(a) No. of premises found to require action 36
(b) No. of premises at which conditions were remedied as a result
of informal action 23
(c) No. of premises requiring formal action 13
(d) No. of Directions given 13
(e) No. of Directions revoked 1
(f) No. of Directions varied 1
(g) No. of Management Orders made 11
(h) No. of Management Orders revoked 2
(3) Housing Act, 1964:—
(a) No. of Control Orders under Section 73 Nil
(b) No. of Control Orders revoked under Section 86(2) 1
(4) Proceedings under Public Health Acts:—
(a) Number of dwelling-houses in respect of which notices were
served requiring defects to be remedied 654
(b) Number of dwelling-houses in which defects were remedied after
service of formal notices:—
(i) By owners 344
(ii) By Local Authority in default of owners 42
Housing Inspectors
No. of Inspections
Clearance Areas 1,624
Individual unfit houses
Section 9 70
Section 16 42
Parts of premises—Section 18 317
Houses in multiple occupation 375
Re-inspections (all sections) 3,385
Total inspections 5,813
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