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Woolwich 1933
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Woolwich]
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Inspection of Houses.— In accordance with the provisions of the Housing
(Consolidated) Regulations, 1925, the systematic inspection of houses in the district
was continued during the year. In all, 1,293 houses were surveyed house-to-house
and their condition was recorded on special survey cards. It is the practice to
secure the abatement of such nuisances as are found to exist by serving notices
under the provisions of the Public Health (London) Act, 1891, but in certain instances
demolition orders were applied for.
Certain areas of the Borough were specially surveyed with a view to their being
included in slum clearance schemes.
In tabular form is shown below a detailed statement of specific action (except
action taken in respect of clearance areas) taken under the Housing Acts during
the year.
TABLE No. 23.
Action under the Housing Acts.
| Premises. | Action Taken. | Date. |
|---|---|---|
| Powis Street, 178 | Demolition Order | 4th January. |
| Powis Street, 180 | do. | do. |
| Godfrey Street, 17 | do. | 3rd May. |
| Woolwich High Street, 95 | Representation | 10th May. |
| *Rope Yard Rails, 9 | Closing Order | 31st May. |
| Beresford Street, 62a | Demolition Order | do. |
| Godfrey Street, 16 | do. | do. |
| *Elm Street, 123 | Closing Order | 4th October. |
| *Woolwich Common, 35 | Representation | 11th October. |
| †Woolwich Common, 51 | do. | 17th October. |
| Church Street, 30 | do. | 5th December. |
| *Rectory Place, 21 | do. | do. |
* Underground room. † Part of a house.
Slum Clearance.— In accordance with a request of the Minister of Health
the Council in July considered reports on certain areas in the Borough and informed
the London County Council that they proposed to deal with 18 small areas, including
187 houses, as clearance areas in the course of the next five years. Following on
this, in November, I represented 69 hutments, all of which with the exception of
4 were owned by the Council, as unfit for human habitation, and subsequently the
Council declared the area to be a clearance area. These hutments are in Eltham.