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Report of the Medical Officer of Health for 1940.
Saxby Street Area 93 "Red" and 12 "Grey"
houses, Compulsory Purchase Order made on 22nd March, 1938,
confirmed by the Minister of Health.
Chesil Place Area 7 houses; Clearance Order mad'on
28th May, 1938 ; confirmed.
Greyhound Lane Area 4 houses; Clearance Order made
on 15th November, 1938 ; confirmed.
North Passage Area 26 houses; Clearance Order made
on 27th June, 1939 ; not confirmed by the Minister.
Putney Bridge Road, Frogmore Area 6 houses; Clearance
Order made on 27th June, 1939 ; not confirmed.
Putney Bridge Road Area 14 houses; represented on 14th
June, 1939 ; no further action taken.
Oldridge Road Area 21 houses; represented by me
on 29th March, 1938; declared a Clearance Area by the London
County Council on 21st August, 1939.
Overcrowding.
233 dwellings were recorded as overcrowded at the end of
the year. This cannot be taken as an accurate indication of the
extent of overcrowding in the Borough, as no comprehensive
survey has been made in recent years. These dwellings were
occupied by 233 families, consisting of 1,541 persons. In 55 of the
families some of the children have been evacuated, so that
the overcrowding has been relieved though not abated.
166 cases of overcrowding representing 1,086 persons have
been abated during the year and 25 new cases have come to light.
No cases of dwellings again becoming overcrowded after the
Council had taken steps for the abatement of overcrowding have
been discovered.
Rent and Mortgage Interest Restrictions
Acts, 1919-1923.
14 applications were received from occupiers alleging that
their houses were not in a reasonable state of repair and Statutory
Certificates were granted in each case.