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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
Ealing 1965
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ealing]
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| 1. Inspection of dwelling-houses during the year: | ||
| (1) Total number of dwelling-houses inspected for housing defects (under Public Health or Housing Acts) | 4,337 | |
| (2) Number of dwelling-houses (included under sub-head (1) above) which were inspected and recorded under the Housing Act, 1957 | 140 | |
| (3) Number of dwelling-houses found to be in a state so dangerous or injurious to health as to be unfit for human habitation | 12 | |
| (4) Number of dwelling-houses (exclusive of those referred to under the preceding sub-head) found not to be in all respects reasonably fit for human habitation | 1,118 | |
| 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 its officers | 780 | |
| 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 | 17 | |
| (2) Number of dwelling-houses which were rendered fit after service of formal notices: | ||
| (a) by owners | 60 | |
| (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 | 289 | |
| (2) Number of dwelling-houses in which defects were remedied after service of formal notice: | ||
| 187 | ||
| 84 | ||
| 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 | 4 | |
| (3) Number of houses concerning which action has been taken by the local authority under section 16, and in respect of which owners have given an undertaking that they will not be used for human habitation | – | |
| D—Proceedings under section 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 | 11 | |
| (2) Number of separate tenements or underground rooms in respect of which Closing Orders were determined, the tenement or room having been rendered fit | 1 |