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Wembley 1945
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wembley]
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Remedy of defects during the year without service of formal notices:—
| Number of defective dwelling-houses rendered fit in consequence of informal action by the Local Authority or their officers | 1,509 |
| Action under statutory powers during the year:— | |
| (a) Proceedings under Sections 9, 10 and 16 of the Housing Act, 1936:— | |
| (i) Number of dwelling-houses in respect of which notices were served requiring repairs | Nil |
| (ii) Number of dwelling-houses which were rendered fit after service of formal notices:— | Nil |
| (1) by owners | |
| (2) by Local Authority in default of i owners | |
| (b) Proceedings under Public Health Acts:— | |
| (i) Number of dwelling-houses in respect of which notices were served requiring defects to be remedied .................. | 59 |
| (ii) Number of dwelling-houses in which defects were remedied after service of formal notices v— | |
| (1) by owners | 19 |
| (2) by Local Authority in default of owners | 22 |
| Includes compliance in 1945 with 6 notices served in 1944. | |
overcrowding.
(a) Number of dwellings recorded as overcrowded
at the end of the year 197
Number of families dwelling therein 215
Number of persons dwelling therein 1,045
(b) Number of new cases of overcrowding reported
during the year 78
(c) (i) Number of cases of overcrowding relieved
during the year Total 10
(1) by removal of families to other
known addresses (not overcrowded) 9
(2) by removal to unknown addresses 1
(3) by removal to County Council houses
(included also in (1) 1
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