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 33 New Dwellings, 1956
Houses | Flats | Rebuilds | |
---|---|---|---|
Dwellings built by private builders (excluding those built by the police authorities) | 13 | 19 | Nil |
Built by local authority | Nil | 75 | Nil |
Applicants on Council's waiting list at 31.12.56 | 10,932 |
Table 34 Housing Defects
1956 | 1955 | |
---|---|---|
Premises inspected on complaint | 3,479 | 3,319 |
For infectious diseases | 604 | 607 |
Others | 27 | 196 |
Under special survey (see Table 28) | 620 | 1,129 |
Total number of premises inspected | 4,730 | 5,251 |
No. of inspections and re-inspections (inclusive of Housing Survey) | 19,548 | 22,296 |
Table 35
Notices served under Public Health and Housing Acts, 1936
Inclusive of Housing Survey | ||
---|---|---|
1956 | 1955 | |
Intimation notices served | 1,940 | 2,009 |
Intimation notices complied with | 1,901 | 1,910 |
Statutory notices served (Public Health Act, 1936) | 1,395 | 965 |
Statutory notices complied with (Public Health Act, 1936) | 1,341 | 983 |
Statutory notices served (Housing Act, 1936) | 436 | 691 |
Statutory notices complied with (Housing Act, 1936) | 643 | 1,060 |
Non-compliance with statutory notices referred to Town Clerk (Public Health Act, 1936, sec. 93) | †268 | 147 |
Referred to the Borough Engineer for work to be carried out in default of owners | *331 | 244 |
*189 work done by Borough Engineer. | ||
†Details of cases referred to the Town Clerk during year:— | ||
Work carried out | 122 | 75 |
Work in hand | 1 | 8 |
Court orders obtained | 35 | 20 |
Summonses withdrawn—notices complied with | 72 | 24 |
(7) | (8) | |
Proceedings pending | 31 | 9 |
Total | 268 | 147 |
(The figures in brackets are the notices withdrawn and reserved.) |
Table 36 Certificates of Disrepair
(a) Under Housing Repairs and Rents Act, 1954 | ||
---|---|---|
Applications received from tenants | 22 | (123) |
Withdrawn by tenants | — | (6) |
Number investigated | 22 | (117) |
Granted | 22 | (110) |
Refused | — | (7) |
Applications for revocation certificates received from owners | 28 | (106) |
Granted | 28 | (100) |
Refused | — | (6) |
(b) Under Rent and Mortgage Interest Restrictions Acts | ||
Applications received from tenants | 3 | (4) |
Granted | 3 | (4) |
Refused | — | (-) |
Applications for revocation certificates received from owner | 1 | (2) |
Granted | 1 | (2) |
Refused | — | |
(1955 in brackets) |