[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Camden].

  • Camden (London, England). Borough Council.
Date:
[1966?]
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Credit: [Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Camden]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Table 16 WORK OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH INSPECTORS DURING 1965 Complaints received 3,885 HOUSING Public Health Act, 1936 Complaints investigated:- Housing Inspections 3,867 Re-inspections 7,268 House to house inspections 415 Housing Act, 1957 Section 3 - Inspection of district 102 Section 9 - Repair of unfit houses 1,087 Sections 16 & 17 - Closing etc. of unfit houses 42 Section 18 - Closing of part of building including underground rooms 1,385 Section 42 - Clearance Areas Section 78 - Overcrowding 582 38 Compulsory Purchase Orders 239 Housing Act, 1961 Rehabilitation Areas (Section 15) - Provision of amenities 8,611 Housing Purchase and Housing Act, 1959 Housing Financial Provisions Act, 1958 - Section 43 House purchase mortgage loans 1,296 Discretionary improvement grants 388 Standard improvement grants 585 Rent Act, 1957 Inspections and re-inspections 20 Section 9, Housing Act, 1957 During the year under review 50 notices were served under this section Housing acquired by Borough Council or subject of negotiation for sale 3 Closing and Demolition Orders The following is a summary of the work carried out during the year in regard to unfit basement and other rooms. Number of houses reported unfit 1 Number of rooms reported unfit 36 Number of rooms closed for all purposes 19 Number of houses where demolition order was made 1 93