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 East Barnet]
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TABLE II
Housing Act, 1936 | ||||
Demolition Orders made under Section 11 | 5 | |||
Houses demolished as a result of Orders | 4 | |||
Houses on which work was carried out in pursuance of an undertaking under Section 11 | - | |||
Clearance Areas declared under Section 25— (Clearance Area) | 18 | |||
Number of Notices Served during the Year | 1955 | 1956 | ||
Informal Notices | 124 | 173 | ||
Statutory Notices | 39 | 25 | ||
Result of the service of these Notices as follows:— | ||||
Preliminary Notices | Statutory Notices | |||
1955 | 1956 | 1955 | 1956 | |
Complied with | 116 | 152 | 31 | 26 |
Work in progress or in | ||||
hand at end of year | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Not complied with | 6 | 20 | 7 | 5 |
TABLE III
Improvements effected as a result of Notices served
Exterior | No. of Houses | |
---|---|---|
Roofs repaired and made weathertight | 34 | |
Rainwater pipes and rainwater gutters cleaned, repaired or renewed | 28 | |
Skylights repaired and renewed | 1 | |
Chimney pots and flues repaired | 5 | |
Brickwork repaired or repointed | 6 | |
Rendering repaired or renewed | 2 | |
Damp walls remedied | 23 | |
Choked drains cleared | 17 | |
Soil and vents repaired or renewed | 2 | |
I.C. Covers renewed | 5 | |
Drains repaired or relaid | 10 | |
Exterior paving relaid or repaired | 4 | |
Dustbins renewed | 17 | |
Accumulations of refuse removed | 3 | |
Wallplaster repaired or re-plastered | 16 | |
Ceilings repaired or re-plastered | 14 | |
Walls and ceilings cleansed | 6 | |
Kitchen ranges repaired or renewed | 1 | |
Fireplaces repaired or renewed | 9 | |
Sinks renewed | 35 |