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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 1966
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ealing]
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Details of action taken to enforce the provisions of the Housing Acts relating to houses in multiple occupation are given in the following tables:
| Houses in multiple occupation - action taken | Totals for years 1963-1965 | 1966 | Totals | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acton | Ealing | Southall | Acton | Ealing | SouthaII | ||
| Directions given (Section 19 Housing Act 1961) | 1 | 3 | 835 | 7 | 32 | 149 | 1,027 |
| Prosecution for contravention of Directions | - | - | 7 | - | - | 66 | 73 |
| Notices to improve facilities and means of escape from fire (Sections 15 and 16 Housing Act, 1961) | 24 | 22 | 58 | 50 | - | 154 | |
| Overcrowding notices (Section 90 Housing Act 1957) | 1 | - | 20 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 29 |
| Prosecution for contravention of overcrowding notices | - | - | 93 | - | . | 2 | 95 |
| Notices requiring information as to occupants (Section 19 Housing Act 1961) | . | 2 | 947 | - | 3 | 383 | 1,335 |
| Prosecution for failure to supply information | - | - | 7 | - | _ | 1 | 8 |
| Prosecutions for false information | - | - | - | . | . | 1 | 1 |
| Control Orders made (Housing Act 1964) | - | - | - | - | _ | _ | . |
| Management Orders made (Section 12 Housing Act 1961) | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Total visits and inspections of houses in multiple occupation during 1966 | 2,857 | ||||||
Overcrowding - Section 90 of the Housing Act, 1957
Number of dwellings overcrowded at end of year 20
Number of families occupying these houses 58
Number of individuals living in these houses 229
Number of new cases overcrowding reported during the year 8
Overcrowding relieved during the year (a) Number of cases 20
(b) Number of individuals
involved 102
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