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Battersea 1958

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Battersea Borough]

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Table: Housing.Provision of New Accommodation. During the year 1958 construction of the following 79 new dwellings was completed:—

Housing.Provision of New Accommodation. During the year 1958 construction of the following 79 new dwellings was completed:—

By Battersea Borough Council:—
1/24 (consecutive) Farrant House, Winstanley Road24
4, 4a, 6, 6a, 8, 8a, 8b, 8c Hafer Road8
1/24 (consecutive) Jackson House, Winstanley Road24
68, 68a, 70, 70a, 72, 72a, 72b, 72c Lavender Sweep8
79/87 (odd) Sisters Avenue6
24/30 (even) Stormont Road4
120/128 (even) Thurleigh Road5
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Closing Orders.
Under Section 17 of the Housing Act, 1957, 36 Closing Orders in
respect of dwelling houses were made during the year, and 52 basement
rooms and 2 other parts of dwelling houses were closed under Section 18
of the Act.
Demolition Orders.
No Demolition Orders under Section 17 of the Housing Act, 1957.
were made during the year.

Table: Certificates of Disrepair.Rent Act, 1957. The following table shows the work carried out during the yearin connection with Certificates of Disrepair:—

Certificates of Disrepair.Rent Act, 1957. The following table shows the work carried out during the yearin connection with Certificates of Disrepair:—

Applications for Certificates of Disrepair (Form I) received350
Decisions to issue Certificates of Disrepair (Form J)373
Undertakings received from landlords (Form K)251
Undertakings received from landlords (Form K) accepted243
Certificates of Disrepair (Form L) issued170
Certificates of Disrepair refused15
Applications for cancellation of Certificates of Disrepair (Form M) received112
Cancellations of Certificates of Disrepair (Form N) issued80
Cancellations of Certificates of Disrepair issued under the Housing Repairs and Rents Act, 19544
Applications for Certificates re undertakings (Form O) received from landlords88
Applications for Certificates re undertakings (Form O) received from tenants133
Certificates re undertakings (Form P) issued to landlords79
Certificates re undertakings (Form P) issued to tenants126

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In comparison with 1957, the volume of work did not decrease
as although the number of applications by tenants for Certificates of
Disrepair declined in the latter part of the year, this was offset by
the number of applications from landlords and tenants for certificates
relating to undertakings given by landlords, and by applications from
landlords for cancellation of Certificates of Disrepair.