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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
Brentford and Chiswick 1934
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Brentford and Chiswick]
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Number of individual houses in respect of which
Demolition Orders have been made under Section 19
(demolished 1, awaiting demolition 1) 2
From this it will be seen that some 237 houses have actually
been demolished or are awaiting demolition, while one house is
permanently closed.
The following table is a copy of the Quarterly Return to
the Ministry of Health and sets out the work under the Housing
Act, 1930, from its commencement to the end of 1934. The
figures referred to in the above summary, however, are not
clearly reflected therein as only such figures are included as
relate to completed transactions under the Act.
Work under Housing Act, 1930 (included above) showing Position at 31st December, 1934.
| Number of dwelling-houses demolished. | Number of dwelling houses made fit. | No. of persons r displaced. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| From demolished . houses. | To abate overcrowding | ||||
| Unfit houses. | Other louses. | ||||
| Under Part 1 of the Act of 1930— | |||||
| (a) Clearance areas— | 75 | — | — | 222 | — |
| (b) Improvement areas | — | — | — | ||
| Number of dwelling- houses demolished (Sec. 19) | Parts of buildings closed. (Sec. 20) | Number of persons displaced from houses in cols. 2 & 3 Sees. 19 and 20) | Number of dwelling-houses made fit. (Sees. 17 to 20) | ||
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | |
| Under Part II of the Act of 1930— | |||||
| (c) Insanitary houses not included in clearance areas or improvement areas | 1 | — | 4 | 32 | |
In addition to the action reported above,
(i) 25 insanitary houses have been demolished in
anticipation of formal procedure under Section 19.