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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
Richmond upon Thames 1960
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Richmond]
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SECTION D—HOUSING.
TABLE 23. Housing Statistics for 1960.
| 1. Number of dwellings owned by the Local Authority:— | |
| Number of houses | 1401 |
| Number of Flats | 641 |
| Total | 2042 |
The 2042 units of accommodation comprise:—
Existing.
Bed-sitting room flats 63
One-bedroom flats 164
Two-bedroom flats/houses 385
Three-bedroom flats/houses 1139
Four-bedroom flats/houses 163
Five-bedroom houses 12
Prefabricated bungalows 116
2042
2. Unfit Houses.
(a) Dwelling houses inspected 439
(b) Total number of visits made 1598
(c) Clearance Areas represented to Council 1
(d) Dwellings included in (c) above 16
(e) Clearance Orders made by Council 1
(f) Dwellings demolished after Clearance Orders made 22
(g) Dwellings represented for Demolition or Closing
Orders 1
(h) Undertakings received that dwellings be not used
for human habitation 1
(i) Dwellings made fit after undertakings received to
carry out repairs 1
(j) Dwellings demolished in pursuance of Demolition
Order 1
(k) Undertakings received to repair part of a building
(1) Closing Orders determined on part of a building
being made fit 2
(m) Undertakings cancelled on part of a building
being made fit 4