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Hendon 1955
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hendon]
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The passing of the Requisitioned Houses and Housing (Amendment) Act, 1955, has
accelerated the pace of release of requisitioned properties, and consequently less
vacancies arising in requisitioned property have been available for the rehousing of
families inadequately housed. In some cases the Council has negotiated the purchase
of requisitioned premises in order to increase the amount of permanent accommodation
at its disposal,
The policy of transferring to smaller accommodation Council tenants living in
accommodation in excess of their requirements has been continued. By so doing it has
been possible to make the larger types of houses available for re-letting to bigger
families and so relieve many cases of overcrowding. Advantage has also been taken of
opportunities to co-operate with other local authorities and private property owners
to secure exchanges of tenancies which have proved mutually beneficial.
The following table sets out the number of housing applicants assisted during the year ending 31st December, 1955:-
| 1. | Number of families rehoused in permanent accommodation. | ||
| (a) Pre-war Houses etc. | 39 | ||
| (b) Post-war Houses etc. | 85 | ||
| (c) Temporary bungalows | 5 | ||
| 129 | |||
| 2. | Transfers arranged to deal with overcrowding, under-occupation etc. on Council Estates | 184 | |
| 3. | Number of families given emergency accommodation in Half-way Houses | 21 | |
SANITARY INSPECTION.
The following summary of the inspection work, together with a report on the
various duties performed by the Sanitary Inspectors, has been submitted to me by
Mr. A. H. Smith, Chief Sanitary Inspector.
During the year under review inspections were carried out as set out below:-
Inspections made 6,859
Re-inspections after order or notice 12,975
Complaints received and investigated 1,481
Bakehouses 71
Butchers shops 332
Caravans 205
Dairies 17
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