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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
Edmonton 1953
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Edmonton]
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2. Action taken under the Housing and Public Health Acts.
Part A. Clearance Areas (Housing Act, 1936)
Part A. Cleareance Areas (Housing Act, 1936)
| Number of dwelling-houses demolished in the period | Number of persons | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Unfit houses | Other houses | displaced | |
| (1) Land coloured " pink " (2) Land coloured "grey" | 31 | 8 | 64 19 |
| Number of | ||
|---|---|---|
| Houses | displaced Persons | |
| (1) Housing Act, 1936 | ||
| (a) Houses demolished as a result of formal or informal procedure under Section 11 | 3 | 12 |
| (b) Houses closed in pursuance of an undertaking given by the owners under Section 11, and still in force | ... | ... |
| (c) Parts of buildings closed (Section 12) ... | ... | ... |
| (2) Housing Act, 1949 (a) Closing Orders made under Section 3 (1) | ||
| (b) Demolition Orders determined and Closing Orders substituted under Section 3 (2) | ... | ... |
| (3) Local Government (Misc. Provisions) Act, 1953 Closing Orders made under Section 10(1) | 1 | 2 |