London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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Wandsworth 1958
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth, Metropolitan Borough]
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| Number of families found to be living in overcrowded conditions | 24 |
| Number of overcrowded families who have obtained alternative accommodation | 26 |
| New Accommodation Number of dwellings erected:— | |
| (a) by the Borough Council | 58 |
| (b) by the L.C.C | 1,304 |
| (c) by other persons | 109 |
The Rent Act, 1957
Applications for Certificates of Disrepair.
Three hundred and ninety applications were received for Certificates
of Disrepair and were dealt with as follows:—
(a) In eight cases it was decided not to issue Certificates of Disrepair
as the premises were not in disrepair by reason of
defects.
(b) In three hundred and eighty-two cases it was decided to serve
notices on landlords proposing to issue Certificates of Disrepair
unless undertakings to do repairs were given.
(c) Two hundred and forty-seven undertakings were received from
landlords to remedy defects proposed to be included in
Certificates of Disrepair.
(d) One hundred and fifty-three Certificates of Disrepair were
issued.
Applications for Cancellation of Certificates.
(a) Seventy-eight applications were received from landlords for the
cancellation of Certificates of Disrepair.
(b) Twenty-five objections were received from tenants for cancellation
of Certificates.
(c) In ten cases it was considered that the tenants' objections were
not justified and the Certificates cancelled.
(d) Fifty-five Certificates of Disrepair were cancelled.