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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 1938
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Brentford and Chiswick]
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Work under the Housing Acts, 1930 and 1936 (included above) showing Position at 31st December, 1938.
| Number of dwelling-houses demolished | Number of persons displaced up to 31st Dec. 1038 | Number of dwelling-houses made fit | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unfit Houses | Other Houses, | |||
| PART A:— | ||||
| Clearance Areas— | ||||
| (i) Land coloured pink | 261 | - | 857 | - |
| (ii) Land coloured grey | - | - | - | |
| PART B:— | ||||
| Improvement Areas | - | - | - | - |
PART C.—Insanitary houses not included in Clearance Areas
or Improvement Areas.
(1) Number of dwelling-houses demolished as a result of
formal procedure under Section 11 8
(2) Number of dwelling-houses demolished as a result of
informal notices preliminary to formal procedure
under Section 11 31
(3) Number of dwelling-houses closed, but not demolished,
as a result of undertakings (which have not been
cancelled) by owners under Section 11 not to use
houses for human habitation -
(4) Parts of buildings closed (Section 12) -
(5) Number of persons displaced as a result of action:
Under (1) above 46
Under (2) above No record
Under (3) above
Under (4) above -
(6) Number of dwelling-houses made fit:
(i) as a result of formal notices under Sections 9 to
12 71
(ii) as a result of informal notices preliminary to
formal procedure under Sections 9 to 12 3,700