Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Battersea Borough]
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By Battersea Borough Council:— | |
1/24 (consecutive) Farrant House, Winstanley Road | 24 |
4, 4a, 6, 6a, 8, 8a, 8b, 8c Hafer Road | 8 |
1/24 (consecutive) Jackson House, Winstanley Road | 24 |
68, 68a, 70, 70a, 72, 72a, 72b, 72c Lavender Sweep | 8 |
79/87 (odd) Sisters Avenue | 6 |
24/30 (even) Stormont Road | 4 |
120/128 (even) Thurleigh Road | 5 |
79 |
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.
Applications for Certificates of Disrepair (Form I) received | |
Decisions to issue Certificates of Disrepair (Form J) | 373 |
Undertakings received from landlords (Form K) | 251 |
Undertakings received from landlords (Form K) accepted | |
Certificates of Disrepair (Form L) issued | 170 |
Certificates of Disrepair refused | 15 |
Applications for cancellation of Certificates of Disrepair (Form M) received | |
Cancellations of Certificates of Disrepair (Form N) issued | 80 |
Cancellations of Certificates of Disrepair issued under the Housing Repairs and Rents Act, 1954 | 4 |
Applications for Certificates re undertakings (Form O) received from landlords | 88 |
Applications for Certificates re undertakings (Form O) received from tenants | 133 |
Certificates re undertakings (Form P) issued to landlords | 79 |
Certificates re undertakings (Form P) issued to tenants | 126 |
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.