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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

Hillingdon 1968

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hillingdon]

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Environmental Health
95

Table: living conditions. Proposed new legislation may give power to a landlord to improve his property if he so wishes and it remains to be seen whether this will have the effect of giving a greater impetus to the general improvement of dwelling houses.

living conditions. Proposed new legislation may give power to a landlord to improve his property if he so wishes and it remains to be seen whether this will have the effect of giving a greater impetus to the general improvement of dwelling houses.

(I) Standard GrantsOwner/OccupierTenanted
1. Number of applications received4935
Number of applications approved4327
Number of applications refused11
2. Number of dwellings improved2835
3. Amount paid in grants£8,02310s.Od.
4. Average grant per house£1277s.Id.
5. Amenities provided:—
(a) fixed bath37
(b) shower—
(c) wash hand basin38
(d) hot water supply (to any fittings)52
(e) water closet:
1. within dwelling49
2. accessible from dwelling—
(f) food store21
(2) Discretionary Grants
Owner OccupierTenanted
1. Number of applications received1 (withdrawn)—
2. Number of applications approved——
3. Number of applications refused——
4. Number of dwellings improved——
Amount paid in grants—
Average grant per house
Improvement Areas—Housing Act, 1964
Number of: 1. Areas (a) Surveyed2
(b) Declared2
2. Houses to be improved (a) full standard157
(b) reduced standard—
3. Preliminary Notices served62
4. Undertakings accepted—
5. Immediate Improvement Notices served—
6. Suspended—
7. Final—
8. Dwellings improved (a) full standard18
(b) reduced standard—
9. Dwellings improved by L.A. in default
(a) full standard—
(b) reduced standard—