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London County Council 1962

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for London County Council]

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Table: APPENDIX EStatistics of the administrative work carried out by the Metropolitan Borough Councils in1962.

APPENDIX E

Statistics of the administrative work carried out by the Metropolitan Borough Councils in1962.

BoroughDWELLINGSCLEARANCE AREAS Housing Act, 1957, Part IIIDWELLING HOUSES
InspectionsRepaired as a result of informal actionDefects remedied after service of format noticeHouses closed in pursuance of owners' undertakingPersons displacedDemolition Orders madePersons displacedClosing Orders made in lieu of Demolition OrdersPersons displacedClosing Orders determinedClosing Orders revoked and Demolition Orders madeHouses demolished as a result of formal or informal procedurePersons displacedRooms dosedUndertakings accepted
Erected by Borough CouncilErected by other personsTotal number in the BoroughUnfit housesOther housesHouses excluded from Clearance Orders (no longer unfit for human habitation—Section 24)Initial visits on complaintWith a view to action under Part II of the Housing Act, 1957Other reasonsRe-inspectionsUnderground roomsOther roomsUnderground roomsOther rooms
DemolishedPersons displacedDemolishedPersons displacedPublic Health (London) Act, 1936Housing Act, 1957
NumberPersons displacedNumberPersons displacedNumberPersons displacedNumber
By ownersBy local authorityBy ownersBy local authority
Division 1
Chelsea—6416,703—————633—3,9058,2279548————————————————————
Fulham245434,2682434——21,4032861,1704,0891,3906219—1————375———13—————
Hammersmith112928,0405229538†—2,2102453,6517,189991397—2—————3—15———3—1————
Kensington409841,353—224—14—2,3961,3137,34125,577593283662——4—15——1027919——17——
Division 2
Hampstead1114024,364—————7041414,6578,883641105—202——————2—31373714———
Paddington8259938,33666117234—2,7983613,47014,3784612655——————1—95———602510————
St. Marylebone—19925,0593182———809151841,60934861—1———12——9—13————1——
St. Pancras3955029,7741983———2,7301802,54010,2561,1101,12413252
Westminster, City of20414028,21527———6212563,1906,8092384—————15——7———191111———
Division 3
Finsbury371739,43811387———735114,7029,957298313——————2—11—6—32—————
Holborn21255,973__———89471,7598667411_——————————124——————
Islington16224447,288497322—4,5191542,09717,1521,17577119————241116083—20—21608322——
Division 4
Hackney36918642,664—485———2,24829898016,3221071,41127——————263—3—844129t———
Shoreditch2301912,200—6———1,3823075,5604,35767868———37721215——10127—211——
Stoke Newington642612,2261,1681263,1004,2141641227————————4———4———7——
Division 5
Bethnal Green1216214,590115811212—1,9342,0846,2485,0641,13942912———————————————————
City of London——1,021—_———10—3206—_———————————————————
Poplar5669718,15029113———1,5464622,9856,754949315—————939————62695——31—
Stepney25851226,004410———5,4662523,0924,5851191,05090————3—37——579——————
1 Division 6
Deptford10926618,402—————1,107—4,12512,332382174————————————————————
Greenwich7416624,8251,836146,7208,555355969———————————————————
Woolwich39230445,460664591443—9741568,4725,430599—215——————6196—3758
Division 7
Camberwell23844244,87424203———4,57412124,38211,6964751,44926——————————————————
Lewisham19151365,758_2—1—1,9561215,14914,105396264185—1—1—1—10—34——3————
Division 8
Bermondsey2314515,3181375694—1,65222,78913,6206291321——————14————24—————
Lambeth30531072,93946663481—2,0102310,0189,209751727813———————————12—————
Southwark14818725,1673013121—1,8704310,7274,70992362561——154131—1—3247571162317—
Division 9
Battersea3211529,054611697699—2,2871466,4429,82544734681—————1101—2—682————
Wandsworth316589120,9212728227—5,1031717,16316,8718332798————1—235—2251——1——
LONDON4,0126,354918,3848952,811232267256,7707,081176,521262,66016,36611,2085946973977276549226298—13517443119397446118—

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tIncluded in the previous ' persons displaced' column.
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