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Wembley 1943

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wembley]

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Proceedings under Public Health Acts.
(1) Number cf dwelling houses in
respect of which statutory
notices were served requiring
defects to be remedied 33
(2) Number of dwelling houses in
which defects we re remedied
after service of formal notices-
(a) By owners 21 ø
(b) By Local Authority in
default of owners 17 X
ø Includes compliance in 1943 of
5 Notices served in 1942.
X Includes compliance in 1943 of
12 Notices served in 1942.
Proceedings under Sections 11 and 13 of
the Housing Act, 1936.
Number of dwelling houses in respect
of which Demolition Orders were made Nil
Overcrowding.
Number of certificates issued giving
the number of persons who may
occupy a house 48
Number of dwellings overcrowded at
end of year 114
,, ,, families dwelling therein 115
,, ,, persons ,, ,, 615
,, ,, new cases of overcrowding
reported during the year 43
,, ,, overcrowded families
relieved during the year 14
(1) by removal of members of family 3
(2) ,, ,, ,, families to other
known address 4
(3) ,, ,, to unknown addresses 7
(4) ,, ,, ,, Council houses
(included also in 2) -
(5) ,, ,, ,, requisitioned premises
(also included in 2) 4
(6) ,, ,, of sub-tenants and
lodgers -
(7) Number of persons incluced in such
relieved cases 75
43.