[Report 1940] / Medical Officer of Health, Droitwich Borough.

  • Droitwich (England). Borough Council.
Date:
1940
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Credit: [Report 1940] / Medical Officer of Health, Droitwich Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    ^ooeedines under Public Health Acts. (1) Number of dwellinghouses in respect of which notices were served req.uiring defects to be None, remedied, (2) Number of dwellinghouses in which defects were remedied after service of formal notices; (a) By the Owner, None. (b; Local Authority in default of owner. None. (c) proceedings under Sections 11 and 13 of Housing Act« 19^6, (1) Number of dwellinghouses in'respect of which Demolition Orders were made. None. (2) Number of dwellinghouses demolished in pursuance of Demolition Orders. None. lik,.., Proceedings under Section 12 of Housing Act, 1936, (1) Number of separate tenemants or underground rooms in respect of which Closing Orders were made. None, (2) Number of separate tenements or underground rooms in respect or which Closing Orders were deter- mined, the tenement or room having been rendered fit. None, 4, Housing Act, 1936, Part IV, Overcrowding* (a) (i). Number of dwellinghouses overcrowded at the end of the year. 26. (ii) Number of families dwelling therein. 30 (iii) Number of persons dwelling therein, 1694 (b) Number of new cases of overcrowding reported during the year, _ None (c) [i)Number of cases of overcrowding relieved during the year, 29 (ii) Number of persons concerned in such, 1874 (d) Particulars of any cases in which dwellinghouses have again become overcrowded after the Local Authority have taken steps for the abatement of overcrowding. None available No records have yet been obtained concerning many premises now overcrowded owing to war- time conditions. (e) Overcrowding in the Borough is acute on account of unofficial evacuees and soldiers but it has not been possible to obtain any census; however, the worst cases are under review, and it is hoped that some steps may be taken to relieve the condition as opportunity arises. Unfortuna- tely although the Council’s Scheme for the abatement of overcrowding (by the construction of 70 additional houses) was ready for adop- tion on the completion of the remaining 34 houses during the year, 36 of these have been requisitioned by a Government Department and therefore only 34 houses were available for the intended purpose.