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Bromley 1965
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Bromley]
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A Closing Order, made by the Penge Urban District Council
in respect of the basement rooms at No. 38 Palace Square, Upper
Norwood, S.E.19, was determined, work having been satisfactorily
carried out to render the premises fit.
RE-HOUSING
The following information has been supplied by the Housing Manager:—
| Prior to 1965 | During 1965 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houses | Families in occup. | Houses | Families in occup. | |
| Permanent dwellings built by Local Authority | 8,991 | 8,991 | 153 | 153 |
| Prefabricated dwellings built by Local Authority | 891 | 891 | Nil | Nil |
During 1965 there were 185 vacancies.
During 1965, 322 families were housed from the waiting list in
permanent accommodation.
7 families were housed in Halfway House accommodation.
The total number of families on the waiting list as at the 31st
December, 1965, was 3,273.
During the same period 16 temporary bungalows were
demolished and the tenants were transferred to permanent
accommodation.
HOUSING
(A) Repair—Housing and Public Health Acts
Number of houses rendered fit after service of notices:
| Sections 9, 10 and 16, Housing Act 1957 | Public Health and similar Local Acts | T otals | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Informal | Formal | Informal | Formal | Informal | Formal | |
| By owner | 1 | 1 | 351 | 26 | 352 | 27 |
(B) Beyond Repair—Housing Act, 1957
1. No. of undertakings accepted (section 16) 1
2. „ closing orders made (section 17) —
3. „ demolition orders made (section 17) 6
4. „ closing orders made (section 18) 2
5. „ closing orders determined (section 27) 1
6. „ closing orders revoked and demolition orders
substituted (section 28) —
7. „ houses demolished following demolition orders —