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

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Southwark 1971

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

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(d) Closing Orders on parts of buildings (Section 18) 54
(e) Undertakings not to use parts of buildings for human habitation
accepted 25
(f) Closing Orders made under Section 17(3)
(g) Demolition Orders determined and Closing Orders substituted
under Section 26
(h) Closing Orders made under Section 17(1) 55
(i) Closing Orders determined 5
(j) Closing Orders revoked and Demolition Orders made
(k) Number of houses included in representations (Section 42) 298
(2) Houses in Multiple Occupations—Housing Acts, 1961-64:—
(a) No. of premises found to require action 55
(b) No. of premises at which conditions were remedied as a result
of informal action 3
(c) No. of premises requiring formal action 55
(d) No. of Directions given 17
(e) No. of Directions revoked 4
(f) No. of Directions varied
(g) No. of Management Orders made 28
(h) No. of Management Orders revoked 7
(3) Proceedings under Public Health Acts:
(a) Number of dwelling-houses in respect of which notices were
served requiring defects to be remedied 1,988
(b) Number of dwelling-houses in which defects were remedied
after service of formal notices:
(i) By owners 553
(ii) By local authority in default of owners 76

Housing Inspections

No. of Inspections
Clearance areas2,990
Individual unfit houses
Section 9307
Section 16510
Parts of premises—Section 18241
Houses in multiple occupation652
Re-inspections (all sections)3,614
Miscellaneous Inspections2,747
Total inspections11,061