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Hendon 1954
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hendon]
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TABLE XVII
CLEARANCE AREAS AND INDIVIDUAL UNFIT HOUSES. RETURN FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST DECEMBER, 1954. PART A- CLEARANCE AREAS (HOUSING ACT, 1936)
| Number of dwellinghouses demolished in the period | Number of Persons displaced. | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Unfit houses | Other houses | ||
| (1) Land coloured 'pink' | 25 | - | 100 |
| (2) Land coloured 'grey' | - | - | - |
PART B - HOUSES NOT INCLUDED IN CLEARANCE AREAS.
| Houses | Number of Persons displaced. | |
|---|---|---|
| DEMOLITION AND CLOSING ORDERS (1) Housing Act, 1936. (a) Houses demolished as a result of formal or informal procedure under Section 11 | 2 | 2 |
| (b) Houses closed in pursuance of an undertaking given by the owners under Section 11, and still in force | Nil | Nil |
| (c) Parts of buildings closed (Section 12) | 2 | 5 |
| (2) Housing Act, 1949. (a) Closing Orders made under Section 3(1) | Nil | Nil |
| (b) Demolition Orders determined and Closing Orders substituted under Section 3(2) | Nil | Nil |
| (3) Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act, 1953. Closing Orders made under Section 10(1) | 6 | 30 |
| REPAIRS Informal Action | Number of Houses | |
| (4) Number of unfit or defective houses rendered fit during the period as a result of informal, action by the Local Authority under the Public Health or Housing Acts | 473 | |
| Action under Statutory Powers | ||
| (5) Public Health Acts. Number of houses in which defects were remedied after service of formal notices (a) by owners | 82 | |
| (b) by Local Authority in default of owners | Nil | |
| (6) Housing Act, 1936. Number of houses made fit after service of formal notices (Sections 9, 10, 11 and 16) (a) by owners | 7 | |
| (b) by Local Authority in default of owners | Nil | |