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London County Council 1963

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

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Table: APPENDIX BStatistics of the administrative work carried out by the Metropolitan Borough Councils in1963.

APPENDIX B

Statistics of the administrative work carried out by the Metropolitan Borough Councils in1963.

BoroughDWELLINGSCLEARANCE AREAS Housing Act, 1957, Part IIIDWELLING HOUSES
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)InspectionsRepaired as a result of informal actionDefects remedied after service of formal 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 closedUndertakings accepted
DemolishedPersons displacedDemolishedPersons displacedInitial visits on complaintWith a view to action under Part II of the Housing Act, 1957Other reasonsRe-inspectionsPublic Health (London) Act, 1936Housing Act, 1957Underground roomsUnderground roomsUnderground roomsOther rooms
By ownersBy local authorityBy ownersBy local authorityNumberPersons displacedNumberPersons displacedNumberPersons displacedNumber
Division 1
Chelsea-3717,020-----881-13,8167,70987341----------------3--
Fulham817530,2695719838†-2,294610,0795,69675344511----12272---1212---
Hammersmith261825,249382243045-3,7144928,1389,2361,393631473-16-----55----------
Kensington-6541,207524535-2,8246462,80223,7627593216------111---513327-4
Division 2
Hampstead3636624,706-----7981821,9699,349617133-11--112----112--35---
Paddington828137,493125---3,1011,1374,29015,75560520717--------22---59-8351---
St. Marylebone3014725,0436535511†-8161013202,91947156-6-------6---46-----
St. Pancras4215029,393-----3,5631063,1018,1481,3421,1662728-------14--28
Westminster, City of-37728,17713139--6451904,3596,35820321--------5---69576364---
Division 3
Finsbury212209,60233641---1,06446,92211,519451742----114524--1141---1--
Holborn48525,847841---741451,3112,189158139-----------8413-3----
Islington9732147,310392262†-6,3872624,74123,1902,3491,03731--1-1-73624-78-144311461--
Division 4
Hackney1526641,587446---4,81023610,70212,726881,781341-------13---407631t2-1
Shoreditch2678912,031-17---1,448972,9662,84247050---31611616--6172---3--
Stoke Newington1177612,512-----1,4861061,8334,1571481242------------1------
Division 5
Bethnal Green21513314,687936792054-2,7362,2986,0965,2311,21865333------30-----6-40----
City of London12-1,030-----932334---------------------
Poplar4221418,4241152---3,0177772,1156,8271,202434-----72813--724353----
Stepney11571126,40561130---4,8701382,9676,8352361,17996----1-112-8-7------
Division 6
Deptford8013817,977-----1,406113,3199,1762913492------4-5----------
Greenwich6833125,120-----1,779207,4836,5644021266------141---1514---
Woolwich31831945,5292422912341-1,533945,3076,711548277-----26584-2-516-----
Division 7
Camberwell73763545,66426164---4,56037524,58312,1255611,207111-----38----2-1919---
Lewisham27827166,30791516†-2,513*16,14314,000262459-3---2---1-1015--2----
Division 8
Bermondsey22419415,183129---2,017122,63116,148611177-----21729----21-41---
Lambeth13435357,07721126124-3,4528521,26413,711707688843-----------1------
Southwark924925,2117037425-2,6633715,7146,538540427107----2323484-714434-41402
Division 9
Battersea19020929,008125329107343-2,9162306,9429,28143841617----12412--1221349---
Wandsworth339489121,2081497---6,3532116,01320,1341,05134710------369-112725--1--
LONDON4,3396,086896,2769834,117273497-73,7297,647227,928278,86917,96512,93953556148614311074133168-14014135124427520359407

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† Included in the previous column. * Number not shown.
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