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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Lewisham 1963
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lewisham Borough]
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D — UNFIT HOUSES IN TEMPORARY USE (Housing Act, 1957)
| Houses | Separate dwellings | |
|---|---|---|
| Retained for temporary accommodation under ss.17, 46 and 48 | — | — |
| Licensed for temporary occupation under ss.34 or 53 | — | — |
E —PURCHASE OF HOUSES BY AGREEMENT
| Houses | Occupants | |
|---|---|---|
| Houses in Clearance Areas other than those included in confirmed Clearance Orders or Compulsory Purchase Orders | — |
Rent Act 1957
The following table shows the applications for certificates of disrepair dealt with during the year 1962, and for the whole period.
| Table 31 | 1963 | 1957-63 |
|---|---|---|
| Applications for certificates | 21 | 1137 |
| Decisions not to issue certificates | 4 | 29 |
| Decisions to issue certificates | ||
| 8 | 663 | |
| 9 | 418 | |
| Undertakings given by landlords to repair | 9 | 518 |
| Undertakings refused for special reasons | 1 | 2 |
| Certificates of disrepair issued | 8 | 538 |
| Applications by landlords for cancellation of certificates | 16 | 375 |
| Objections by tenants to cancellation | 11 | 130 |
| Decisions to cancel in spite of tenants' objection | 1 | 23 |
| Certificates cancelled | 7 | 261 |
House purchase loans
958 properties, a record number, were surveyed and reported on
by the inspectors during the year for house purchase loans made by the
Council. In many of these cases schedules of work were agreed and
the repairs supervised and approved in order to make the premises "in
all respects fit for habitation" as required by s.43 of the Housing
(Financial Provisions) Act 1958 under which loans are made.
Discretionary grants and Standard grants
Standard grants—given for the establishment of certain facilities
otherwise lacking—are equivalent to 50 percent of the cost, with maxima
of £25 for a bath or shower, £5 for a wash-hand basin, £75 for a hot
water supply, £40 for a w.c. and £10 for a food store. The largest
possible grant is therefore £155. These grants are made under the
House Purchase and Housing Act, 1959, and during the year 69 applications
were investigated and reported on.