London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
View report page
Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Acton 1938
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Acton]
This page requires JavaScript
Summary of Work for 1936.
| 1936. | 1935. | |
|---|---|---|
| Notices of Intention to survey, issued under Section 127 of the Housing Act, 1925, and served upon owners and occupiers . | 692 | 332 |
| Surveys made under the Housing Acts | 353 | 242 |
| Specifications or Schedules prepared for the purposes of Statutory Notices under Section 17 of the Housing Act, 1930 | 234 | 130 |
| Specifications agreed upon between the Council and owners without service of notices | 69 | 30 |
| Re-inspections of above | 2573 | 1157 |
CLEARANCE ORDERS.
The following Clearance Orders were made during the year:—
| Date. | Site. | Position at the End of the Year. |
|---|---|---|
| 13th Feb., 1936 | Crown Place | Demolished. |
| do. | Erskine Mews | Partly vacated. |
| do. | Everton Buildings | Vacant, not demolished. |
| do. | (Roberts Mews, No. 1 | Partly demolished. No. 4 occupied. |
| „ „ No. 2 | Demolished. | |
| 23rd April, 1936 | Fitzroy Mews | Partly vacated. |
| do. | Hargrave Place | Vacant except one house. |
| do. | Hawley Mews | Partly vacated. |
| 26th Aug., 1935 | College Mews | Being demolished. |
| NOTE —No. 18, Everton Buildings was represented to tbe Ministry, but the Order was not confirmed. | ||
WORK OF THE ESTATES COMMITTEE OF THE BOROUGH COUNCIL.
The following account of the principal matters dealt with during the year has been
furnished by Mr. W. C. W. Iloworth, Administrative Officer:—
The Estates Committee is appointed by the Council to "take over, control and manage
"all houses and other properties of the Council, except such as are used by any department of
"the Council for its own purposes; to see that such houses and properties are kept in
"tenantable condition and let at reasonable rents; to prepare schemes under the Housing of
"the Working Classes Acts for the improvement or reconstruction of insanitary areas, and to
"supervise the erection of houses for the working classes; and to deal with such other
"matters as may be referred to the Committee by the Council."
The dwellings controlled by the Committee comprise:—
(a) Goldington Buildings, Great College Street (56 flats).
(b) Flaxman Terrace Dwellings, Euston Road (84 flats and Caretaker's Lodge).
(c) Prospect Terrace Dwellings, Gray's Inn Road (71 flats).