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Orpington 1940

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Orpington]

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(2) Number of dwelling houses which were rendered
fit after service of formal notices :
(a) By owners —
(b) By Local Authority in default of owners —
(b) Proceedings under the Public Health Acts :
(1) Number of dwelling houses in respect of which
notices were served requiring defects to be
remedied 6
(2) Number of dwelling houses in which defects
were remedied after service of forma) notices :
(a) By owners 5
(b) By Local Authority in default of owners —
(c) Proceedings under sections 11 and 13 of the Housing
Act, 1936 :
(1) Number of dwelling houses in respect of which
Demolition Orders were made —
(2) Number of dwelling houses demolished in
pursuance of Demolition Orders —
(d) Proceedings under section 12 of the Housing Act,
1936 :
(1) Number of separate tenements or underground
rooms in respect of which Closing Orders were
made Nil
(2) Number of separate tenements or underground
rooms in respect of which Closing Orders were
determined, the tenement or room having been
rendered fit Nil
4. Housing Act, 1936—Part IV—Overcrowding :
(a) (i) Number of dwelling houses overcrowded at end
of year 53
(ii) Number of families dwelling therein 63
(iii) Number of persons dwelling therein 185
(b) Number of new cases of overcrowding reported
during the year 19
(c) (i) Number of cases of overcrowding relieved during
year 4
(ii) Number of persons concerned in such cases 15
(d) Particulars of any cases in which dwelling houses
have again become overcrowded after the Local
Authority have taken steps for the abatement of
overcrowding Nil
(e) Any other particulars with respect to overcrowding
conditions upon which you may consider it desirable
to report —
Number of new houses erected during the year :
By the Local Authority —
By other persons —