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Bromley 1954

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Bromley]

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44
SECTION D.
HOUSING.
HOUSING REPAIRS AND RENTS ACT, 1954.
During 1954. sixteen applications were received for certificates
of disrepair under the above Act. Five certificates were granted,
three refused, and eight were under investigation at the end of the
year.
It is not certain whether this part of the Act. referring to the
application by tenants for a certificate of disrepair will be used to
the extent originally anticipated.
It is hoped that owners of property will take advantage of the
Improvement Grants envisaged in the Act.
HOUSING INSPECTIONS AND ABATEMENTS.
Statistical details of this work will be found in Tables VIII
and IX in the Appendix.

Table: The following is a summary of the work relating to housing :—

The following is a summary of the work relating to housing :—

Reason for InspectionOn ComplaintRoutineRe-InspectionsTotal InspectionsNuisances found
For Nuisances8141882,7523,7541,058
Overcrowding291081615310
Verminous Conditions1338249
Dirty Conditions116112812
Water Supply5613245
Disinfestation236245310
Noxious Accumulations7313235
Other Accumulations211727658
Housing Repairs and
Rents Act91258794
Miscellaneous34211564
9353912,9334,2591,125

Table: Nuisances and Defects Abated.

Nuisances and Defects Abated.

Drainage374
Dampness343
Water Supply38
General Items620
1,375This figure includes defects outstanding from 1953 and abated during 1954.