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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 1970
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ealing]
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The following action was taken during the year:-
| 5 Cumberland Park, W.3. | Closing Order made, occupants awaiting rehousing. |
| 19 South Ealing Road, W.5. (Basement) | Closing Order made in 1964 determined on completion of works. |
HOUSES IN MULTIPLE OCCUPATION
Details of action taken over the last 7 years in connection with houses in multiple occupation in the area which is now the London Borough of Ealing are given below.
| Action taken | 1970 | Totals | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acton | Ealing | Southall | ||
| Directions given (Section 19 Housing Act, 1961 | 8 | 15 | 104 | 127 |
| Prosecution for contravention of Direction | — | 2 | 11 | 13 |
| Notices to improve facilities and means of escape from fire (Sections 15 and 16 Housing Act, 1961) | 185 | 208 | 11 | 404 |
| Prosecution for failure to comply with notices served under Sections 15 and 16 of Housing Act, 1961 | 6 | 7 | — | 13 |
| Overcrowding notices (Section 90 Housing Act, 1957) | — | — | 8 | 8 |
| Prosecution for contravention of overcrowding notices | — | — | — | — |
| Notices requiring information as to occupants (Section 19 Housing Act, 1961) | 12 | 22 | 251 | 285 |
| Prosecutions for failure to supply information as to occupants | _ | — | — | 33 |
| Prosecutions for false information | — | — | — | — |
| Prosecution for failure to supply information as to ownership | 3 | 1 | _ | 4 |
| Control Orders made (Housing Act, 1964) | — | — | — | — |
| Management Orders made (Section 12 Housing Act, 1961) | — | — | — | 1 |
| Total visits and inspections of houses in multiple oocupation during 1970 | 3,712 | |||