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 1961
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Romford]
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| (a) By Owners | Nil |
| (b) By Local Authority in default of owners | Nil |
| (b) Proceedings under the Public Health Acts— | |
| (i) Number of dwelling houses in respect of which Notices were served requiring defects to be remedied | 115 |
| (ii) Number of dwelling houses in which defects were remedied after service of Formal Notices— | |
| (a) By Owners | 62 |
| (b) By Local Authority in default of owners | 37 |
| (c) Proceedings under Section 16 and 17 of the Housing Act, 1957— | |
| (i) Number of dwelling houses in respect of which Demolition Orders were made | 6 |
| (ii) Number of dwelling houses demolished in pursuance of Demolition Orders | 19 |
| (iii) Number of Demolition Orders revoked | Nil |
| (iv) Number of Closing Orders made | 1 |
| (v) Number of Closing Orders revoked | 1 |
| (d) Proceedings under Section 18 of the Housing Act, 1957— | |
| (i) Number of separate tenements or underground rooms in respect of which Closing Orders were made | Nil |
| (ii) 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, 1957: Part IV—Overcrowding | |
| (a) (i) Number of dwellings overcrowded at end of year | 14 |
| (ii) Number of families dwelling therein | 20 |
| (iii) Number of persons dwelling therein | 103 |
| (b) Number of new cases of overcrowding reported during the year | 1 |
| (c) (i) Number of cases of overcrowding abated during the year | 1 |
| (ii) Number of new cases of overcrowding relieved during the year | Nil |
| (iii) Number of persons concerned in such cases | Nil |
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