[Report 1942] / Medical Officer of Health, Cheltenham (Union) R.D.C.

  • Cheltenham (England). Rural District Council.
Date:
1942
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Credit: [Report 1942] / Medical Officer of Health, Cheltenham (Union) R.D.C. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    D. Proceedings under Section 12 of the Housing Act, 1936 (I.) Number of separate tenements or underground rooms in respect of which Closing Orders were made ••• *** ••• ••• ••• H (II.) Number of separate tenements or underground rooms in respect of which Closing Orders were determined, the tenements or rooms having been rendered fit ... / SANITARY CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE AREA. 0 Nuisances discovered or reported ... ... ... 85 Complaints not justified ... ... ... ... 12 Informal notices sent ... ... ••• ... ... 73 Statutory notices sent ... ... ... ... .. 3 Nuisances abated ... ... ... ... ... 70 Summons issued ... ... ... ... ... 0 Convictions obtained ... ... ... ... ... 0 Premises disinfected ... ... ... ... ... 47 Premises disinfested ... ... .. ..; 19 IV. HOUSING ACT, 1936 —PART IV.—OVERCROWDING. (I.) Number of cases of overcrowding relieved during the year 1 (II.) Number of persons concerned in such cases ... 12 Owing to the large influx of evacuees and war workers into the district, both official and unofficial, all available housing accommodation was taken, and there is no doubt that many cases of overcrowding occurred, which, even if the Local Authority had been aware of, would have been unable to take any action. The changing population makes it difficult to keep any record.