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REPORT OF THE MEDICAL OFFICER OF HEALTH FOR 1953
HOUSING
STATISTICS RELATING TO HOUSING
Public Health (London) Act, 1936
Number of houses inspected on account of complaints or
illness 9,186
Reinspections 29,034
Number of statutory notices served:—
Intimation notices 2,947
Nuisance notices 708
Number of houses in which nuisances were abated 3,001
The number of cases referred to the Solicitor for legal action
during 1953 was 148
The following is a summary of Police Court proceedings:—
Number of summonses served 31
„ „ „ withdrawn 17
„ „ „ adjourned 12
„ „ Orders made for abatement of nuisances 2
Costs awarded in respect of two cases £2 2s. 0d.
HOUSING ACT, 1936
Number of houses inspected—house to house (Housing
Consolidated Regulations, 1925) Nil
Repair of Houses
Number of notices served under Section 9 of the
Housing Act 1936 Nil
Number of houses made fit for habitation:—
(a) by owners Nil
(b) by Local Authority in default of owners Nil
Demolition Orders
Number of orders made under Section II of the
Housing Act 1936 Nil
Number of houses demolished:—
(a) as the result of such order Nil
(b) voluntarily Nil
Closing Orders (other than underground rooms)
Number of houses closed (Local Government (Miscellaneous
Provisions) Act 1953) Nil
Number of such orders determined Nil
Number of rooms in respect of which Closing Orders
were made under Section 12 of the Housing Act 1936 Nil
Number of such orders determined Nil