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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Wandsworth 1961
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth, Metropolitan Borough]
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| Number of undertakings given by owners to close parts of buildings under Section 16(4) of the Housing Act, 1957 | 1 |
| Number of Closing Orders determined under Section 27 of the Housing Act, 1957 | 8 |
| Overcrowding | |
| Number of families found to be living in overcrowded conditions | 25 |
| Number of overcrowded families who have obtained alternative accommodation | 31 |
New Accommodation
For some years past, figures of new houses built in the Borough
by the Council, the London County Council and other persons have
appeared in this Annual Report. In this present report, the opportunity
is taken to present a picture of the housing development in
the Borough over the past 10 years. In the following table, figures
of new dwellings built by the Council, the London County Council
and private persons are shown and in future Annual Reports the
then current year's figures will be incorporated in the table to provide
a running record of the previous decade.
NUMBER OF NEW DWELLINGS ERECTED IN THE BOROUGH SINCE 1952
| Built by | 1952 | 1953 | 1954 | 1955 | 1956 | 1957 | 1958 | 1959 | 1960 | 1961 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (a) Borough Council | 343 | 346 | 777 | 575 | 431 | 263 | 215 | 353 | 180 | 408 | 3,891 |
| (b) L.C.C | 543 | 1,536 | 2,023 | 1,613 | 735 | 1,012 | 1,224 | 152 | 170 | 227 | 9,235 |
| (c) Private persons | 92 | 70 | 72 | 69 | 26 | 39 | 75 | 169 | 294 | 493 | 1,399 |
Unfit Houses Closed
Closing Orders were made in respect of parts of buildings as
follows:
Premises
33 Mount Ephraim Road
10 Pitcairn Street
88 Putney Bridge Road
90 Putney Bridge Road
8 Shrubbery Road
In each case the owners had been invited to submit proposals to
render the premises fit for human habitation, but none were received.