[Report 1937] / Medical Officer of Health, Portsmouth Borough.

  • Portsmouth (England). Borough Council.
Date:
1937
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Licence: Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)

Credit: [Report 1937] / Medical Officer of Health, Portsmouth Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.

    146/162 (page 142)
    2. —Remedy of Defects during the Year without Service of Format Notices. Number of defective dwelling houses rendered fit in consequence of informal action by the Focal Authority or their officers 1,205 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 . . . . . . 15 (2) Number of dwelling houses which were rendered fit after service of formal notices : (a) By owners . . . . . . . . 12 (d) By local authority in default of owners . . 8 B. —Proceedings under Public Health Acts : (1) Number of dwelling houses in respect of which notices were served requiring defects to be remedied . . 1,260 (2) Number of dwelling houses in which defects were reme¬ died after service of formal notices : (a) By owners . . . . . . .. 63 (d) By local authority in default of owners . . — —Proceedings under sections 19 and 21 of the Housing Act, 1930 : (1) Number of dwelling houses in respect of which Demolition Orders were made . . . . . . . . 16 (2) Number of dwelling houses demolished in pursuance of Demolition Orders . . . . . . . . 7 D.^—Proceedings under section 20 of the Housing Act, 1930 : (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 Closmg Orders were determined, the tenement or room having been rendered fit . . Nil 4. Housing Act, 1936—Overcrowding. (a) (i) Number of dwellings overcrowded at end of the year 875 (ii) Number of families dwelling therein . . . . 875 (hi) Number of persons dwelling therein . . . . 4,959 (b) Number of new cases of overcrowding reported during the year . . ... . . . . Nil (c) (i) Number of cases of overcrowding relieved during the year . . .. .. . . 80 (ii) Number of persons concerned in such cases . . 553