[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lewisham Borough].

  • Lewisham (London, England). Metropolitan Borough.
Date:
[1956?]
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Credit: [Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lewisham Borough]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    44 the Housing Repairs and Rents Act, 1954 was compiled and recommended for action in the five years 1956-60. Under this 12 properties were regarded as fit for demolition as individual units, and 147 properties as fit for demolition in 10 clearance areas. During the year all the remaining properties in the 4951-55 programme were inspected. This resulted in the representation under section 25 of 15 properties in two areas (which were dealt with by the borough council) and a larger area of 38 houses, which had been included in the outstanding programme and previously inspected and reported to the Council as suitable for action under section 25, and which it was arranged, should be dealt with by the London county council. Action under section 9 of the Housing Act, 1936 was taken in respect of 63 properties and the Council approved the carrying out of work in default in eight cases. An increasing amount of interest in the improvement grant scheme was noted during the year. Many enquiries were received and dealt with and, following formal applications in respect of 31 properties, inspections were made, specifications for improvements and repairs approved, and estimates checked prior to submission to the Finance and Rating Committee. Out of this total, 14 applications were in respect of the improvement of single family houses, mainly for the provision of bathroom and internal water closet, while the remaining 17 were for the conversion of larger properties, which will result in the provision of a total of 45 self-contained flats or maisonettes, a net gain of 28 units of accommodation. Table 28 PART A—CLEARANCE AREAS AND INDIVIDUAL UNFIT HOUSES (Housing Act, 1936 and Housing Repairs and Rents Act, 1954) Dwelling-houses demolished Persons displaced Unfit houses ' Other houses Land coloured pink 2 — 2 Land coloured grey — None None PART B —HOUSES NOT INCLUDED IN CLEARANCE AREAS DEMOLITION AND CLOSING ORDERS 1. Housing Act, 1936:— Houses Persons displaced None None (a) Houses demolished as a result of formal or informal procedure under section 11 (b) Houses closed in pursuance of an undertaking given by the owners under section 11, and still in force 2 5 (c) Parts of buildings closed (section12) 10 25
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