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Ealing 1960
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ealing]
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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 | 891 |
| 3. Action under Statutory Powers during the year: | |
| A-Proceedings under Sections 9, 10 and 12 of the Housing Act, 1957 | |
| (1) Number of dwelling-houses in respect of which notices were served requiring repairs | |
| (2) Number of dwelling-houses which were rendered fit after service of formal notices: | |
| (a) by Owners | - |
| (b) by Local Authority in default of owners | - |
| B-Proceedings under Public Health Act: | |
| (1) Number of dwelling-houses in respect of which notices were served requiring defects to be remedied | 118 |
| (2) Number of dwelling-houses in which defects were remedied after service of formal notice: | |
| (a) by Owners | 78 |
| (b) by Local Authority in default of owner | 8 |
| C - Proceedings under Sections 16, 23 and 24 of the Housing Act, 1957 | |
| (1) Number of dwelling-houses in respect of which Demolition Orders were made | |
| (2) Number of dwelling-houses demolished in pursuance of Demolition Orders | |
| (3) Number of houses concerning which action has been taken by the Local Authority under Section 16, and with respect to which Owners have given an undertaking that they will not be used for human habitation | 1 |
| D-Proceedings under Sections 17, 18 and 27 of the Housing Act, 1957 | |
| (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 | |
Houses in Multiple Occupation.
In common with most authorities in the London Area,
we are finding an increasing tendency for houses in the
Borough to be let to a number of families without proper
conversion into self-contained units. Many of the larger
houses lend themselves particularly to this type of
occupation, but smaller houses also are being used in
this way, owing largely to the influx of numbers of
immigrants from the Commonwealth and from Ireland. In
addition to overcrowding there arise problems of providing
adequate and suitable facilities such as water closets,
sinks and cookers for each separate family.