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Heston and Isleworth 1935
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Heston and Isleworth]
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| (2) Number of dwelling which were rendered fit after service of formal notic:- | |
| (a) By owners | 19 |
| (b) By local authority in default of owners | — |
| 10 | |
| (2) Number of dwelling-houses in which defects were remedied after service of formal notices :— | |
| (a) By owners | 4 |
| (b) By local authority in default of owners | - |
| 82 | |
| (2) Number of dwelling-houses demolished in pursuance of Demolition Orders | 8 |
| (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 | 16 |
| 3 | |
| (2) Number of separate tenements or underground rooms in respect of which Closing Orders were determined, the tenement or room having been rendered fit | 2 |
| 26 |
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, lsleworth,
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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