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 Bromley]
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HOUSING
(A) Repair—Housing and Public Health Acts
Number of houses rendered fit after service of notices :—
Sections 9,10 and 16, Public Health and
Housing Act 1957 similar Local Acts Totals
Informal Formal Informal Formal Informal Formal
By owner 517 20 204 24 721 44
(B) Beyond repair—Housing Act, 1957
1. No. of undertakings accepted (section 16) Nil
2. „ closing orders made (section 17) Nil
3. „ demolition orders made (section 17) Nil
4. „ closing orders made (section 18) 2
5. „ closing orders determined (section 27) Nil
6. „ closing orders revoked and demolition orders
substituted (section 28) Nil
7. „ houses demolished following demolition orders Nil
(C) Clearance Areas
(1) Represented during Year:
1. Number of Areas 6
2. Houses unfit for human habitation 50
3. Houses included by reason of bad arrangement, etc —
4. Houses on land acquired under 43(2) —
5. Numbers of people to be displaced:
(a) Individuals 190
(b) Families 78
(2) Action taken during Year:
1. Houses demolished by Local Authorities or Owners:
(a) Unfit 13
(b) Others —
2. Numbers of people displaced:
(a) Individuals 101
(b) Families 21
Improvement Areas—Housing Act, 1964
Areas surveyed -
Areas declared -
Dwellings outside improvement areas
Number of representations made by tenants 8