London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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
Romford 1955
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Romford]
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| 3.Action Under Statutory Powers During the Year. | ||
| (a) | Proceedings under Sections 9, 10 and 16 of the Housing Act, 1936— (1) Number of dwelling houses in respect of which Notices were served requiring repairs | Nil |
| (2) Number of dwelling houses which were rendered fit after service of Formal Notices— (a) By owners | Nil | |
| (b) By local authority in default of owners | Nil | |
| (b) | Proceedings under the Public Health Acts— (1) Number of dwelling houses in respect of which Notices were served requiring defects to be remedied | 142 |
| (2) Number of dwelling houses in which defects were remedied after service of Formal Notices— (a) By owners | 91 | |
| (b) By local authority in default of owners | 14 | |
| (c) | Proceedings under Sections 11 and 13 of the Housing Act, 1936— (1) Number of dwelling bouses in respect of which demolition orders were made | 15 |
| (2) Number of dwelling houses demolished in pursuance of Demolition Orders | 7 | |
| (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 made fit | Nil | |
| (a) | (1) Number of dwellings overcrowded at end of year | 39 |
| (2) Number of families dwelling therein | 67 | |
| (3) Number of persons dwelling therein | 314 | |
| (b) | Number of new cases of overcrowding reported during the year | 3 |
| (c) | (1) Number of cases of overcrowding abated during the year | 28 |
| (2) Number of new cases of overcrowding relieved during the year (3) Number of persons concerned in such cases | 1 145 | |
| (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 |