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Southall 1940
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southall]
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| (a) Proceedings under Sections 9, 10 and 16 of the Housing Act, 1936:— | |
| (1) Number of dwelling-houses in respect of which notices were served requiring repairs | 8 |
| (2) Number of dwelling-houses which were rendered fit after service of formal notices:— | |
| (a) By owners | 9 |
| (b) By local authority in default of owners | 0 |
| (1) Number of dwelling-houses in respect of which notices were served requiring defects to be remedied | 38 |
| (2) Number of dwelling-houses in which defects were remedied after service of formal notices:— | |
| 21 | |
| 0 | |
| (c) Proceedings under Sections 11 and 13 of the Housing Act, 1936:— | |
| (1) Number of dwelling-houses in respect of which Demolition Orders were made | 0 |
| (2) Number or dwelling-houses demolished in pursuance of Demolition Orders | 0 |
| (.d) Proceedings under Section 12 of the Housing Act, 1936:— | |
| (1) Number of separate tenements or underground rooms in respect of which Closing Orders were made | 0 |
| (2) Number of separate tenements or underground rooms in respect - of which Closing Orders were determined, the tenement room having been rendered fit | 0 |
| 4. Housing Act, 1936—Overcrowding:— | |
| (a) (1) Number of dwellings overcrowded at the end of the year | |
| (2) Number of families dwelling therein | |
| (3) Number of persons dwelling therein | |
| (b) Number of new cases of overcrowding reported during the year | * |
| (c) (1) Number of cases of overcrowding relieved during the year | |
| (2) Number of persons concerned in such cases | |
| overcrowded after the local authority have taken steps for the abate | |
| ment of overcrowding | |
* Owing to the stress of civil defence work and to the rapid changes in the population due to
the influx of refugees and evacuees, and the migration of Southall residents it has been impossible
for the Sanitary Inspection staff to cope with overcrowding.
ADMINISTRATION OF THE SHOPS ACTS
The general arrangements for the administration of the Shops Acts were set out
on page 43 of the Report for 1935.
There are approximately 750 shops in Southall, and legislation in recent years
has been both progressive and rapid. There is therefore still a considerable amount of
routine work which requires to be done in the district to bring the local standard up to
the advantages allowed by the Acts.
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