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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
Willesden 1957
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Willesden]
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Table 29 Housing Defects
| 1957 | 1956 | |
|---|---|---|
| Premises inspected on complaint | 2,657 | 3,479 |
| For infectious diseases | 338 | 604 |
| Others | 195 | 27 |
| Under special survey | — | 620 |
| Total number of premises inspected | 3,190 | 4,730 |
| No. of inspections and re-inspections | 12,558 | 19,548 |
Table 30
Notices served under Public Health Act, 1936 and Housing Act, 1957
| Intimation notices served | 1,208 | 1,940 |
|---|---|---|
| Intimation notices complied with | 1,277 | 1,901 |
| Statutory notices served (Public Health Act, 1936) | 956 | 1,395 |
| Statutory notices complied with (Public Health Act, 1936) | 957 | 1,341 |
| Statutory notices served (Housing Act, 1957) | 29 | 436 |
| Statutory notices complied with (Housing Act, 1957) | 69 | 643 |
| Non-compliance with statutory notices referred to Town Clerk (Public Health Act, 1936, sec. 93) | †147 | 268 |
| Referred to the Borough Engineer for work to be carried out in default of owners | *182 | 331 |
| * 102 work done by Borough Engineer. | ||
| † Details of cases referred to the Town Clerk during year:— | ||
| Work carried out | 71 | 122 |
| Work in hand | — | 1 |
| Court orders obtained | 22 | 35 |
| Summonses withdrawn—notices complied with | 35 (4) | 72 (7) |
| Proceedings pending | 15 | 31 |
| Total | 147 | 268 |
(The figures in brackets are the notices withdrawn and reserved)
Table 31 Certificates of Disrepair
| (a) Housing Repairs and Rents Act, 1954 | |
| Applications received from tenants | 6 |
| Number investigated | 6 |
| Granted | 6 |
| Applications for revocation certificates received from owners | 6 |
| Granted | 5 |
| Refused | 1 |
| (b) Rent Act 1957 (date of operation 6th July, 1957) | |
| Applications (Form I) received and investigated | 176 |
| Agreed and proposal to issue Certificate of Disrepair (Form J) served | 174 |
| Refused | 2 |
| Undertakings (Form K) received from landlords | 84 |
| Accepted | 83 |
| Refused | 1 |
| Certificates of Disrepair (Form L) issued | 33 |
| Applications received for cancellation of Certificates of Disrepair (Form M) | 4 |
| Granted | 3 |
| Refused | 1 |