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 Twickenham]
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Table 10
A. HOUSES DEMOLISHED
In Clearance Areas: | Houses Demolished. | Displaced during quarter | |
---|---|---|---|
Persons | Families | ||
(1) Houses unfit for human habitation | – | 66 | 19 |
(2) Houses included by reason of bad arrangement, etc. | – | – | – |
(3) Houses on land acquired under Section 43(2) Housing Act, 1957 | – | – | – |
Not in Clearance Areas: | |||
(4) As a result of formal or informal procedure under Section 17(1) Housing Act, 1957 | 3 | 4 | 3 |
(5) Local Authority owned houses certified unfit by the M.O.H. | – | – | – |
(6) Houses unfit for human habitation where action has been taken under local Acts. | – | – | – |
(7) Unfit houses included in unfitness Orders | – | – | – |
B. UNFIT HOUSES CLOSED | |||
(8) Under Sections 16(4), 17(1) and 35(1) Housing Act, 1957. | – | 5 | 2 |
(9) Under Sections 17(3) and 26, Housing Act, 1957 | – | – | – |
(10) Parts of buildings closed under Section 18, Housing Act, 1957 | – | 3 | 1 |
C. UNFIT HOUSES MADE FIT AND HOUSES IN WHICH DEFECTS WERE REMEDIED | |||
(11) After informal action by local authority | 172 | – | |
(12) After formal notice under | |||
(a) Public Health Acts | 7 | – | |
(b) Sections 9 and 16 Housing Act, 1957 | 3 | – | |
(13) Under Section 24, Housing Act, 1957 | – | – | |
D. UNFIT HOUSES IN TEMPORARY USE (Housing Act, 1957) | |||
Position at end of year | |||
(14) Retained for temporary accommodation | |||
(a) under Section 48 | – | – | |
(b) under Section 17(2) | – | – | |
(c) under Section 46 | – | – | |
(15) Licensed for temporary occupation under Sections 34 or 53 | – | – | |
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 | – | – |