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Coulsdon and Purley 1938

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Coulsdon]

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3. Action under Statutory Powers during the Year:—
(a) Proceedings under sections 9, 10 and 16 of the Housing
Act, 1936
(1) Number of dwelling houses in respect of which notices
were served requiring repairs 2
(2) Number of dwelling houses which were rendered fit
after service of formal notices
(a) By owners 1
(b) By Local Authority in default of owners —
(b) Proceedings under the Public Health Acts:—
(1) Number of dwelling houses in respect of which notices
were served requiring defects to be remedied 25
(2) Number of dwelling houses in which defects were
remedied after service of formal notices:—
(a) By owners 24
(b) By Local Authority in default of owners —
(c) Proceedings under sections 11 and 13 of the Housing Act,
1936:—
(1) Number of dwelling houses in respect of which
Demolition Orders were made —
(2) Number of dwelling houses demolished in pursuance
of Demolition Orders —
(d) Proceedings under section 12 of the Housing Act, 1936:—
(1) Number of separate tenements or underground rooms
in respect of which Closing Orders were made —
(2) Number of separate tenements or underground rooms
in respect of which Closing Orders were determined,
the tenement or room having been rendered fit —
4. Housing Act, 1936, Part IV—Overcrowding:—
(a) (i) Number of dwelling houses overcrowded at end of
year 4
(ii) Number of families dwelling therein 5
(iii) Number of persons dwelling therein 30
(b) Number of new cases of overcrowding reported during the
year. 3
(c) (i) Number of cases of overcrowding relieved during year 4
(ii) Number of persons concerned in such cases 17
(d) Particulars of any cases in which dwelling houses have
again become overcrowded after the Local Authority has
taken steps for the abatement of overcrowding Nil
Number of New Houses erected during the Year:—
By the Local Authority Nil
By other persons 594
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