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The usual cooperation continues with the licensing
authority, the London County Council, who require a certificate
from the Medical Officer of Health of the area where the food is
prepared or stored, before issuing a trading licence. Likewise
the County Medical Officer of Health is informed of any shortcomings
of stallholders so far as the Food Hygiene Regulations are
conce med.
HOUSING (FINANCIAL PROVISIONS) ACT. 1958. Sections 30 & 43
Powers of local authorities (a) to make Improvement Grants
on properties and (b) to make advances for house purchase
Although the high interest rates which operated for
some time did not encourage work under these Sections, there has
been an increase as can be seen from the tables below.
Every application for a loan for the purchase of a house
or for an improvement grant is dealt with by the Housing Inspector,
Mr. L.E Trigg.
In each instance the house is thoroughly surveyed, in the
case of improvement grants with the Council's Architect, and in the
case of mortgages, in conjunction with the Council's Valuer.
It is a condition of the loan or the grant that the
house to be acquired or improved be made in all respects fit for
human habitation, and much valuable work has been done by way of
repair and improvement.