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Chislehurst 1958

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Chislehurst]

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56
SECTION D.
HOUSING.
(i) Routine Inspections:
Three hundred and eighty-one visits to premises were made in connection
with the Housing Acts.
(ii) Clearance Areas:
One Clearance Area, comprising twelve houses, was declared
during the year.
(iii) Individually Unfit Houses:
One house was closed as a result of a Closing Order.
(iv) Demolition Orders:
No Demolition Orders were made.
(v) Overcrowding:

Table: The position at the 31st December, with regard to statutory overcrowding, as defined in the Housing Act, 1936, is as shown in the following table:—

The position at the 31st December, with regard to statutory overcrowding, as defined in the Housing Act, 1936, is as shown in the following table:—

Number of cases—31st December31st Dec., 1958
Area19441945194619471948194919501951195219531954195519561957No. of cases found during the yearNo. of cases remedied during yearCases at end of year
No. of casesNo. of persons concerned
Aged over 10Aged under 10
Lamorbey967119522243432—1161
Longlands111----------------
Birchwood-—11---------------
Frognal——111————1121—-125
North Cray111311---—---------
St. Paul's Cray56453322443321432163
Chislehurst Common—13631111-----1-123
Mottingham5615261713101011554525282
Totals2130244243271815171912131197973414

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(vi) Defects:
Number of houses inspected for housing defects (Public
Health and Housing Acts) 1,453
Number of houses found not in all respects fit 568
Number of houses made fit without service of formal
notices 571