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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
Willesden 1936
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Willesden]
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HOUSING ACTS, 1925 to 1935.
Clearance Areas.
(Dealt with by Making " Clearance " Orders.)
| Areas. | Number of Buildings on which Notice of Making a Clearance Order was made. | Number of Buildings on which Notice of Making a Clearance Order was Confirmed without modification by Minister of Health. | Number of Buildings on which Notice of Making a Clearance Order was made and Excluded by the Minister of Health. | Number of Occupiers in Buildings. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Confirmed. | Not Confirmed. | ||||
| *† Bridge Street | 17 | 13 | 4 | 54 | 6 |
| *† Market Place Yard | 3 | 3 | — | 14 | — |
| *† Stafford Mews | 20 | 20 | — | 80 | — |
| *† Lincoln Mews | 18 | 18 | — | 94 | — |
† Orders made 1935.
* Decision by Minister of Health, 1935.
The following numbers of Notices were served and inspections, etc., were made during 1934, 1935 and 1936.
Section 127, Housing Act, 1925 20,679
Section 42, Housing Act, 1930 431
Notices of Making Compulsory Purchase Orders 547
Notices of Making Clearance Orders 204
Notices to Objectors, Sect. 63, Housing Act, 1935 132
Number of premises inspected 283
Number of visits for the purpose 1,088
Total inspections and re-inspections 1,371
Overcrowding :—
Number of rooms measured 69,739
Number of visits for the purpose 27,697
Statements of " Permitted Number " issued 1,155