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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
Barnes 1953
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Barnes]
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Table 13.—Infected Rooms and Articles (Dealt with by the Council).
| Premises disinfected | 42 |
| Lots of bedding disinfected | 34 |
| „ „ destroyed | 3 |
Table 14.—HOUSING STATISTICS FOR THE YEAR 1953. 1. Number of Dwellings Owned by the Local Authority:—
| Number of houses 260 | Total 775 | |
| „ „ flats 515 | ||
| (Including corporate properties.) | ||
| 2. Unfit Houses. | ||
| Number of unfit or defective houses repaired during the period as a result of informal action by the local authority or officers under the Public Health or Housing Acts | 195 | |
| Number of houses inspected in respect of unsatisfactory living conditions, but where no repairs were required (excluding Overcrowding and Verminous houses) | 326 | |
| Total number of inspections (including re-inspections) made in respect of unsatisfactory housing conditions | 2,006 | |
Action under Statutory Powers
Public Health Acts
Number of houses in which defects were remedied after
service of formal notices :—
(a) By owners 33
(b) By local authority in default of owners 1
Housing Act, 1936
Number of Houses made fit after service of formal
notices (Sections 9, 10, 11 and 16:)—
(a) By owners 4
(b) By local authority in default of owners —
Proceedings under sections 11 and 13 of the Housing
Act, 1936:—
(a) Number of dwelling-houses in respect of which
Demolition Orders were made Nil
(b) Number of dwelling-houses demolished in
pursuance of Demolition Orders Nil