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 Chigwell]
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5 RENT ACT, 1957.
2 applications were received for Certificates of Disrepair, in
both cases no certificates were issued as undertakings from the owners
were accepted.
6. REMEDY OF DEFECTS WITHOUT SERVICE OF FORMAL NOTICES:
Defects to dwelling houses remedied by informal action 150
7. ACTION UNDER STATUTORY POWERS:
(a) Proceedings under Sections 9, 10, 12 and 16 of Housing Act, 1957:
(1) Number of dwelling houses in respect of which
notices were served requiring repairs Nil
(2) Number of dwelling houses which were rendered fit after
service of Formal Notice Nil
(b) Proceedings under Public Health Acts:
(1) Number of dwelling houses in respect of which notices
were served requiring defects to be remedied 22
(2) Number of dwelling houses in which defects were remedied
after service of Formal Notices by:-
(a) Owners 16
(b) Local Authority in default of owners Nil
(c) Proceedings under Section 16, 17, 34 and 42 of Housing Act, 1957:
(1) Number of dwelling houses in respect of which Demolition
Orders were made 9
(2) Number of dwelling houses demolished in pursuance of
formal action 13
(d) Number of houses or parts of houses closed under:
(1) Section 17 of the Housing Act, 1957 Nil
(2) Section 18 of the Housing Act, 1957 Nil
(e) Informal Action:
Number of dwelling houses demolished as a result of
informal action 5
30