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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 1956
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Barnes]
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Table 12. — Infected Rooms and Articles (dealt with by the Council).
| Premises disinfected | 12 |
| Lots of bedding disinfected | 15 |
| „ „ destroyed | 10 |
Table 13.—HOUSING INSPECTION FOR THE YEAR 1956.
| 1. Unfit Houses. | |
| Total number of inspections (including re-inspections) made in respect of unsatisfactory housing conditions | 1,248 |
| Number of houses inspected in respect of unsatisfactory living conditions, but where no repairs were required | 134 |
| 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 | 70 |
| Public Health Acts: | |
| Number of houses in which defects were remedied after service of formal notices:— | |
| (a) By owners | 12 |
| (b) By local authority in default of owners | 2 |
| Housing Act, 1936 | |
| Number of houses made fit after service of formal notices (Sections 9, 10 and 16):— | |
| (a) By owners | 8 |
| (b) By local authority in default of owners | 1 |
| Proceedings under Sections 11 and 13 of the Housing Act, 1936 as Amended by the Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act, 1953, Sections 10 and 11:— | |
| (a) Number of dwelling-houses in respect of which Demolition Orders were made | 1 |
| (b) Number of dwelling-houses demolished in pursuance of Demolition Orders | 1 |
| (c) Number of dwelling-houses in respect of which Closing Orders were made | 2 |
| Proceedings under Section 12 of the Housing Act, 1936:— | |
| (a) Number of separate tenements or underground rooms in respect of which Closing Orders were made | 5 |