Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Willesden]
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Table 29
General Housing Survey, 1956 (1954 and 1955 in brackets)
Chimneys | 180 | (533) |
Roofs | 413 | (1,061) |
Gutters and downspouts | 479 | (1,022) |
Soil and vent pipes | 200 | (400) |
Brickwork | 367 | (1,128) |
Windows | 735 | (1,734) |
Paving | 253 | (649) |
Water closets | 265 | (781) |
Drainage | 30 | (108) |
Walls and ceilings | 663 | (1,625) |
Floors | 339 | (748) |
Totals | 3,924 | (9,789) |
Table 30 General Housing Survey, 1956 (1954 and 1955 in brackets)
Notices Served | ||
---|---|---|
Section 9, Housing Act, 1936 | 336 | (1,589) |
Section 93, Public Health Act, 1936 | 45 | (41) |
Section 39, Public Health Act, 1936 | 30 | (8) |
Section 45, Public Health Act, 1936 | 20 | (18) |
Intimation notices | 88 | (542) |
519 | (2,198) | |
Total | 2,717 | |
Appeals received | 42 | |
Upheld by Court | 1 | |
Work carried out after negotiations with owners | 41 |
Table 31
Demolition and Closing Orders
Housing Act, 1936 (sections 11 and 12) Loc al Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act, 1953
(section 10)
(1955 in brackets)
Demolition Orders—Section 11, Housing Act, 1936 | — | (1) |
Closing Orders—Section 12, Housing Act, 1936 | 4 | (6) |
93 Denmark Road (top floor) | ||
1 Stafford Road (basement) | ||
3 Stafford Road (basement) | ||
7 Cambridge Place (basement) | ||
Closing Orders—Section 10, Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act, 1953 | — | (—) |
Table 32 Overcrowding
(a) | Dwellings overcrowded at end of year | 1,942 |
(b) | Overcrowding reported during the year | 121 |
(c) | (i) Overcrowding relieved during the year | 40 |
(ii) Persons | 116 (app.) | |
(d) | Dwelling houses which have again become overcrowded after the local authority have taken steps for the abatement of overcrowding | No information |
(e) | (i) Council houses found to be overcrowded at end of year | 43 |
(ii) Families | 64 | |
(iii) Persons | 384 | |
(f) | Overcrowding in Council houses relieved during the year | 7 |
(g) | Section 61, Housing Act, 1936—Licences issued | 8 |