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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
Leyton 1956
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Leyton]
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1. INSPECTIONS, RE-INSPECTIONS, ACTION, (a) General.
| Statutory Provisions | Complaints Received | Inspections and Re-inspections | Informal Notices Served | Formal Notices Served | Notices Complied with by Owner | Notices Complied with by Local Authority | Houses Classified | No. of Separate Lettings Affected | No. of Families in Occupation | Families without | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Separate W.C. | Separate Water Supply | ||||||||||
| Housing Acts, 1936/54 | 2053 | 16 | 9 | 18 | 1025 | ||||||
| Housing Repairs and Rents Act, 1954 | 23 | 108 | |||||||||
| Public Health Acts. 1936 | 1713 | 11823 | 968 | 457 | 928 | 33 | 058 | .252 | 556 | 59 | |
| Prevention of Damage by Pests Act, 1949 | 552 | 1376 | 10 | 5 | |||||||
| Food and Drugs Act, 1955 | 32 | 1562 | 361 | 15 | 65 | ||||||
| Shops Act, 1950 | 12 | 197 | 3 | ||||||||
| Essex County Council Act, 1952 | 2 | 83 | 1 | 1 | |||||||
| Leyton Corporation Act, 1950 | 28 | ||||||||||
| Factories Acts, 1937/48 | 21 | 285 | 11 | 10 | |||||||
| Pet Animals Act, 1951 | 41 | ||||||||||
| Rag Flock and Other Filling Materials Act, 1951 | 5 | ||||||||||
| Diseases of Animals Acts | 54 | 3 | 2 | ||||||||
(b) Detailed.
(i) Housing Act, 1936 (Sections 11/12) Housing Repairs and
Rents Act, 1954 (Section 3).
8 houses were dealt with under the demolition/closing procedure of
the Housing Act, 1936 and/or the deferred demolition procedure of the
Housing Repairs and Rents Act, 1954.
(ii) Housing Repairs and Rents Act, 1954.
The undermentioned return giving details of action taken as a result of applications received under Section 26 (i) of Part II of the above Act was submitted to the Ministry of Housing and Local Government in compliance with Circular No. 53/54.
| Number of Applications for Certificates of Disrepair | Number Granted | Number Refused | Number of Applications for Revocation of Certificates of Disrepair | Number Granted | Number Refused | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dwelling houses which have been the subject of a notice of repairs increase of rent under Part II of the 1954 Act | 23 | 22 | 1 | 10 | 10 | — |