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Brentford and Chiswick 1956

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Brentford and Chiswick]

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2. Remedy of Defects during the year without service of formal Notices:
Number of defective dwelling-houses rendered fit in
consequence of informal action by the Local Authority
or their officers 370
3. Action under Statutory Powers during the year:
(a) Proceedings under Sections 9, 10 and 16 of the Housing Act, 1936:
(1) Number of dwelling-houses in respect of which notices
were served requiring repairs Nil
(2) Number of dwelling- houses which were rendered fit after
service of formal notices
(i) by owners Nil
(ii) by local authority in default of owners Nil
(b) Proceedings under Public Health Acts:
(1) Number of dwelling-houses in respect of which notices
were served requiring defects to be remedied 66
(2) Number of dwelling-houses in which defects were remedied
after service of formal notices:
(i) by owner 42
(ii) by local authority in default of owners Nil
(c) Proceedings under Sections 11 and 13 of the Housing Act, 1936:
(1) Number of dwelling-houses in respect of which Demolition
Orders were made Nil
(2) Number of dwelling-houses demolished in pursuance of
Demolition Orders Nil
(d) Proceedings under Section 12 of the Housing Act, 1936:
(1) Number of separate tenements or underground rooms in
respect of which Closing Orders were made Nil
(2) Number of separate tenements or underground rooms in
respect of which Closing Orders were determined, the
tenement or room having been rendered fit Nil
4. Housing Act, 1936 - Overcrowding:
(a) (i) Number of dwelling-houses known to be overcrowded at
end of year 46
(ii) Number of families dwelling therein 62
(iii) Number of persons dwelling therein 283
(b) Number of new cases of overcrowding reported during
the year 9
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