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Wandsworth 1962

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth, Metropolitan Borough]

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34 REPORT OF THE MEDICAL OFFICER OF HEALTH FOR 1962
Closing Orders
Number of Closing Orders made on houses under Section
17(1) of the Housing Act, 1957 2
Number of houses closed in pursuance of an undertaking
given by the owner under Section 16(4) of the Housing
Act, 1957 Nil
Number of Closing Orders made on parts of buildings
under Section 18 of the Housing Act, 1957 5
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 5
New Accommodation
The following table shows the number of new dwellings built by the
Wandsworth Borough Council, the London County Council and
private persons over the past 10 years.
NUMBER OF NEW DWELLINGS ERECTED IN THE BOROUGH SINCE 1953
Built by 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 Total
(o) Borough Council 346 777 575 431 263 215 353 180 408 316 3,864
(A) L.C.C 1,536 2,023 1,613 735 1,012 1,224 152 170 227 261 8,953
(c) Private persons 70 72 69 26 39 75 169 294 493 328 1,635
HOUSES IN CLEARANCE AREAS
AND UNFIT HOUSES ELSEWHERE
Clearance Areas
The following properties were declared Clearance Areas following
my representations:
196A, 196B, 196C, 196D, 196E, 196F Beechcroft Road.
198A, 198B, 198C, 198D, 198E, 198F Beechcroft Road.
200A, 200B, 200C, 200D, 200E, 200F Beechcroft Road.
202A, 202D, 202F Beechcroft Road.
1.9 (odd) Rashleigh Street.
48 Heath Road.