London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972

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Southwark 1970

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southwark, Borough of]

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(2) Houses in Multiple Occupation — Housing Acts, 1961-64:-
(a) Number of premises found to require action 296
(b) Number of premises at which conditions were remedied
as a result of informal action 375
(c) Number of premises requiring formalaction 74
(d) Number of Directions given 38
(e) Number of Directions revoked Nil
(0 Number of Directions varied Nil
(g) Number of Management Orders made 33
(h) Number of Management Orders revoked 3
(3) Housing Act, 1964:-
(a) Number of Control Orders under Section 73 Nil
(b) Number of Control Orders revoked under Section 86(2) Nil
(4) Housing Act, 1969 — Qualification Certificates
Applications received 492
granted 216
deferred or refused 276
Applications for Provisional
Certificates received 4
granted 4
(5) Proceedings under Public Health Acts:- „
(a) Number of dwelling-houses in respect of which notices
were served requiring defects to be remedied 770
(b) Number of dwelling-houses in which defects were
remedied after service of formal notices:-
(i) By owners 725
(ii)By local authority in default of owners 96
Housing Inspections No. of Inspection
Clearance areas 3,303
Individual unfit houses
Section 9 363
Section 16 271
Parts of premises — Section 18 328
Houses in multiple occupation 713
Re-inspections (all sections) 3,275
Total inspections ... 8,253
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