London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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Barnes 1954
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Barnes]
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| A. Proceedings under sections 9, 10 and 16 of the Housing Act, 1936:— | |
| (i) Number of dwelling-houses in respect of which notices were served requiring repairs | 8 |
| (ii) Number of dwelling-houses which were rendered fit after service of formal notices:— | |
| 42 | |
| B. Proceedings under Public Health Acts:— | |
| (i) Number of dwelling-houses in respect of which notices were served, requiring defects to be remedied | 16 |
| (ii) Number of dwelling-houses in which defects were remedied after service of formal notices:— | |
| 17 | |
| 5 | |
| Nil | |
| C. Proceedings under sections 11 and 13 of the Housing Act, 1936:— | |
| 2 | |
| D. Proceedings under section 12 of the Housing Act, 1936:— | |
| (i) Number of separate tenements or underground rooms in respect of which Closing Orders were made | Nil |
| Nil | |
3. Overcrowding.
The position with regard to statutory overcrowding has been much
improved, owing to the special consideration which such cases receive
when the allocation of Corporation dwellings is being made.
(i) Number of inspections made to cases of alleged
overcrowding 13
(ii) Number of revisits —
(iii) Number of overcrowded families rehoused 9