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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

Harrow 1971

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Harrow]

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Table: COMPLAINTS RECEIVEDSummary:

COMPLAINTS RECEIVED

Summary:

Accumulations of refuse168
Animals causing a nuisance23
Dampness and housing defects288
Drains and sewers—choked86
defective103
Dustbins defective9
Flooding—Gardens5
Insect Infestations108
Overcrowding, alleged13
Smoke nuisances66
Watercourses3
Other complaints189
Food unfit (excluding requests received from shops to visit and inspect food)102

Table: NOTICES SERVED Under Housing Act 1957:

NOTICES SERVED Under Housing Act 1957:

Statutory Notices served under S.9 requiring execution of repair work5
Dwellings reported under SS.16/17 as being unfit for human habitation24
Informal notices served under S.932
Under Public Health Act 1936:
Statutory notices served under:
(i) S.24—work to public sewer131
(ii) S.39—repair or renewal of drains11
(iii) S.45—repair or renewal of defective water closets3
(iv) S.93—abatement of a nuisance26
(v) Informal notices served2,118

Table: ACTION TAKEN Following Housing Act Notices:

ACTION TAKEN Following Housing Act Notices:

(i) S.9 Housing Act 1957—dewlling rendered fit—
(a) By owners3
(b) By local authority in default of owners—
(ii) SS.16/17 Housing Act 1957, Demolition/Closing Order21
(iii) Number of properties demolished3
(iv) Dwellings rendered fit by owners after receipt of informal notice28