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
Hillingdon 1972
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hillingdon]
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of tenanted dwellings to provide missing standard amenities where the tenants were willing to have the improvements and to pay an increased rent. Twelve statutory notices have been satisfactorily complied with resulting in 12 more improved houses in these areas. The position at the end of 1972 is shown in the following table:
| Area No. | No. of Houses lacking amenities in the area | No. improved | No. still to be improved | Remarks | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| owner/ occupier | tenants willing | tenants unwilling Suspended Notice | ||||
| 1 | 108 | 76 | 24 | — | 4 | 4 houses demolished |
| 2 | 159 | 38 | 45 | 25 | 20 | 20 dwellings (flats) are already provided with baths in the kitchens and it is physically impossible to re-arrange the dwelling to give separate bathroom. 4 other houses have been demolished. 4 houses are owned by the Borough Council and are being comprehensively improved by the housing dept. No default action is being taken as there are redevelopment proposals. |
| 3 | 189 | 70 | 104 | 7 | 7 | London Borough of Hillingdon owned |
| 4 | 158 | 49 | 60 | 20 | 24 | 5 purchase notices |
Number of: 1. Preliminary Notices served —
2. Undertakings accepted —
3. Immediate Improvement Notices served —
4. Suspended Notices served —
5. Final Notices served —
6. Dwellings improved (a) full standard 12
(b) reduced standard —
7. Dwellings improved by Local Authority in default:
(a) full standard —
(b) reduced standard —
General Improvement Areas
Two possible general improvement areas were described and commented on in the last
year's report (page 85). One area is in Uxbridge and the other in Yiewsley. The one in Uxbridge had
been declared an improvement area under the 1964 Housing Act and much work has already been
done in this area by use of the compulsory powers. These compulsory powers cannot be used under
the Housing Act 1969 relating to general improvement areas. The housing programme action
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