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City of Westminster 1957
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Westminster, City 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. | |
| (1) Number of dwelling-houses in respect ot which notices were served requiring repairs | Nil |
| (2) Number of dwelling-houses which were rendered fit after service of formal notices:— | |
| Nil | |
| Nil | |
| B.—Proceedings under Public Health Acts. | |
| (1) Number of dwelling-houses in respect of which notices were served requiring defects to be remedied | 171 |
| (2) Number of dwelling-houses in which defects were remedied after service of formal notices:— | |
| 170 | |
| 1 | |
| C.—Proceedings under Sections 16 and 23 of the Housing Act, 1957. | |
| (1) Number of dwelling-houses represented for demolition | Nil |
| (2) Number of dwelling-houses in respect of which Demolition Orders were made | Nil |
| (3) Number of dwelling-houses demolished in pursuance of Demolition Orders | Nil |
| (4) Number of cancellations of Undertakings in lieu of Demolition Orders (houses demolished) | 2 |
| (5) Number of dwelling-houses in respect of which Closing Orders were made (Local Government (Misc. Prov.) Act, 1953) | Nil |
| D.—Proceedings under Section 18 of the Housing Act, 1957. | |
| (1) Number of separate tenements or undergound rooms in respect of which Closing Orders were made | 3 |
| (8 rooms) | |
| (2) Number of separate tenements or underground rooms in respect of which Closing Orders were determined, the tenement or room having been rendered fit | 7 |
| (19 rooms) | |
| 4. Parts of buildings unfit for human habitation. | |
| A.—Formal action in respect of parts of buildings unfit for human habitation. | |