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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
Shoreditch 1947
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Shoreditch]
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| 2. Remedy of Defects during the year without Service of formal Notice:- | |
| Number of defective dwelling-houses rendered fit in consequence of informal action by the Local Authority or their officers (Intimation Notice) Public Health (London) Act | 4,024 |
| A.— Proceedings under Sections 9, 10 and 16 Housing Act, 1936— (1) Number of dwelling-houses in respect of which notices were served requiring repairs | 52 |
| (2) Number of dwelling-houses which were rendered fit after service of formal notices: | |
| (a) By owners | 52 |
| (b) By local authority in default of owners | 7 |
| B.— Proceedings under Public Health Acts— (1) Number of dwelling-houses in respect of which notices were served requiring defects to be remedied | 636 |
| (2) Number of dwelling-houses in which defects were remedied after service of formal notices: | |
| (a) By owners | 634 |
| (b) By local authority in default of owners | 2 |
| C.—Proceedings under Sections II and 13 of the Housing Act, 1936— (1) Number of dwelling-houses in respect of which Demolition Orders were made or Undertaking accepted | 1 |
| (2) Number of dwelling-houses demolished in pursuance of Demolition Orders ... | Nil |
| D.—Proceedings under Section 12 of the Housing Act— (1) Number of separate tenements or underground rooms in respect of which Closing Orders were made ... | 9 |
| (2) Number of separate tenements or underground rooms in respect of which Closing Orders were determined, the tenement or room having been rendered fit | 3 |