London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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
Twickenham 1958
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Twickenham]
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Table 11
| In clearance Areas: | Houses Demolished. | Displaced during Year Persons Families | |
|---|---|---|---|
| (1) Houses unfit for human habitation | 6 | Nil | Nil |
| (2) Houses included by reason of bad arrangement, etc. | Nil | Nil | Nil |
| (3) Houses on land acquired under section 43 (2) Housing Act, 1957 | Nil | Nil | Nil |
| Not in clearance Areas: (4) As a result of formal or informal procedure under section 17(1) Housing Act,1957 | 10 | 25 | 10 |
| (5) Local Authority owned houses certified unfit by the M.O.H. | Nil | Nil | Nil |
| (6) Houses unfit for human habitation where action has been taken under local Acts | Nil | Nil | Nil |
| (7) Unfit houses included in Unfitness Orders. | Nil | Nil | Nil |
| B. UNFIT HOUSES CLOSED | |||
| (8) Under sections 16(4), 17(1) and 35(1) Housing Act, 1957 | 2 | 13 | 5 |
| (9) Under sections 17(3) and 26, Housing Act 1957 | Nil | Nil | Nil |
| (10) Parts of buildings closed under Section 18, Housing Act, 1957. | 1 | Nil | Nil |
| C. UNFIT HOUSES MADE FIT AND HOUSES IN WHICH DEFECTS WERE REMEDIED. | |||
| (11) After informal action by local authority | 273 | - | |
| (12) After formal notice under (a) Public Health Acts. | 26 | Nil | |
| (b) Section 9 and 16 Housing Act, 1957 | Nil | Nil | |
| (13) Under Section 24, Housing Act, 1957. | Nil | - | |
| D. UNFIT HOUSES IN TEMPORARY USE (Housing Act, 1957) | |||
| Position at the end of year | |||
| (14) Retained for temporary accommodation: | |||
| (a) under section 48 | Nil | Nil | |
| (b) under section 17(2) | Nil | Nil | |
| (c) under section 46 | Nil | Nil | |
| (15) Licensed for temporary occupation under Sections 34 or 53 | Nil | - | |
| E. PURCHASE OF HOUSES BY AGREEMENT | |||
| (16) Houses in clearance Areas other than those included in confirmed clearance Orders or Compulsory Purchase Orders, purchased in the year | Nil | Nil | |