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 Heston and Isleworth]
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(2) Number of dwelling-houses which were rendered fit after service of formal
notices:—
(a) By owners 13
(b) By local authority in default of owners 1
B. Proceedings under Public Health Acts:—
(1) Number of dwelling-houses in respect of which notices were served requiring
defects to be remedied 5
(2) Number of dwelling-houses in which defects were remedied after service of
formal notices:—
(a) By owners 9
(b) By local authority in default of owners 1
C. Proceedings under Sections 19 and 21 of the Housing Act, 1930 :—
(1) Number of dwelling-houses in respect of which Demolition Orders were made 85
(2) Number of dwelling-houses demolished in pursuance of Demolition Orders 28
(3) Number of dwelling-houses rendered fit in consequence of undertaking given
by owner —
(4) Number of dwelling-houses in respect of which undertaking from owners
accepted, not to re-let houses for human habitation 5
D. Proceedings under Section 20 of the Housing Act, 1930 :—
(1) Number of separate tenements or underground rooms in respect of which
Closing Orders were made Nil.
(2) Number of separate tenements or underground rooms in respect of which
Closing Orders were determined, the tenement or room having been
rendered fit Nil.
G. Other matters:—
(1) Number of dwelling-houses demolished voluntarily ... ... ... 14
3. UNHEALTHY AREAS.
Area represented by the Local Authority with a view to Clearance or Improvement
Schemes under Part I of the Act of 1930 Nil.
Dwelling-houses represented as unfit for human habitation prior to the passing of the
Housing Act, 1930.
There is only one house outstanding under this heading—No. 15, South Street, Isleworth,
which was represented as unfit for human habitation in January, 1915, and a Closing Order made
in April of the same year. A Demolition Order was made on the 23rd November, 1915, but
demolition has been deferred pending the widening of the street by the County Council to whom
the property belongs.
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