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Romford 1957

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Romford]

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(b) Proceedings under the Public Health Acts:—
(1) Number of dwelling houses in respect of which
Notices were served requiring defects to be remedied 108
(2) Number of dwelling houses in which defects were
remedied after service of Formal Notices:—
(a) By owners 70
(b) By local authority in default of owners 47
(c) Proceedings under Section 11 and 13 of the Housing
Act, 1936:—
(1) Number of dwelling houses in respect of which
demolition orders were made 21
(2) Number of dwelling houses demolished in pursuance
of Demolition Orders 22
(3) Number of Demolition Orders Revoked Nil
(4) Number of Closing Orders made 1
(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
4. Housing Act, 1936, Part IV— Overcrowding
(a) (1) Number of dwellings overcrowded at end of year 31
(2) Number of families dwelling therein 48
(3) Number of persons dwelling therein 249
(b) Number of new cases of overcrowding reported during
the year 4
(c) (1) Number of cases of overcrowding abated during
the year 16
(2) Number of new cases of overcrowding relieved
during the year 2
(3) Number of persons concerned in such cases 73
(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