Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Coulsdon]
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2. Remedy of Defects during the Year Without Service of Formal
Notices :—
Number of defective dwelling houses rendered fit in consequence
of informal action by the Local Authority or their officers 365
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 Nil
(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 Nil
(b) Proceedings under the Public Health Acts :
(1) Number of dwelling houses in respect of which notices
were served requiring defects to be remedied 20
(2) Number of dwelling houses in which defects were remedied
after service of formal notices :
(a) By Owners 27
(b) By Local Authority in default of Owners Nil
(3) Proceedings under sections 11 and 13 of the Housing Act,
1936 :
(a) Number of dwelling houses in respect of which
Demolition Orders were made Nil
(b) Number of dwelling houses demolished in
pursuance of Demolition Orders Nil
(4) Proceedings under Section 12 of the Housing Act, 1936 :
(a) Number of separate tenements or underground
rooms in respect of which Closing Orders were
made Nil
(b) Number of separate tenements or underground
rooms in respect of which Closing Orders were
determined, the tenement or room having been
rendered fit Nil
4. Housing Act, 1936, Part IV.— Overcrowding :—
(a) (1) Number of dwelling houses overcrowded at end of year 6
(2) Number of families dwelling therein 7
(3) Number of persons dwelling therein 36
(b) Number of new cases of overcrowding reported during the year 6
(c) (1) Number of cases of overcrowding relieved during the year 16
(2) Number of persons concerned in such cases 89
(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 202
By other persons 166
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