London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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
Chelsea 1949
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Chelsea]
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INSPECTIONS. PROCEEDINGS, etc.
| Total number of houses in the Borough | 15,251 (approx) |
| PUBLIC HEALTH ACT, 1936. | |
| +Number of houses inspected on account of complaints or illness | 2,012 |
| Number of statutory notices served | 629 |
| Number of houses repaired or nuisances remedied | 648 |
| HOUSING ACT, 1936. | |
| Number of houses inspected - house to house (Housing Consolidated Regulations, 1925) | 141 |
| Number of houses included by representations by the Borough Medical Officer under Section 25 of Housing Act, 1936 . | Nil |
| Number of houses demolished following representation by Borough Medical Officer under Section 25 of Housing Act, 1936. | Nil |
| Number of houses repaired under Sections 9 and 10 of Housing Act, 1936. (a) by owners | 20 |
| (b) by local authority in default of owners | Nil |
| Number of houses demolished- | |
| (a) in pursuance of orders under Section 11 of the Housing Act, 1936 | 1 |
| (b) voluntarily | Nil |
| Number of houses (wholly or in part) the subject of Closing Orders (excluding underground rooms) | Nil |
| Number of Closing Orders determined (i.e. houses made fit) | Nil |
| 0VERCR0WDING (HOUSING ACT.1936) | |
| Number of families found to be living in overcrowded conditions | 28 |
| Number of overcrowded families who have obtained alternative accommodation | 27 |
| Number of houses erected by the Borough Council for working classes during year | 150 |
| UNDERGROUND ROOMS | |
| Number occupied but unfit | Nil |
| Number closed or modified occupation approved | Nil |
| HOUSES LET IN LODGINGS. | |
| Number in Borough | 575 |
| Number of inspections (see above) | - |
| Number of prosecutions | Nil |
| Number of complaints remedied under the By-laws (not included under any other heading) | Nil |
^Includes 44 houses in respect of which
Demolition Orders have been made.