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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
Wimbledon 1959
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wimbledon]
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Rent Act, 1957.
This Act came into force on the 6th July, 1957, and in certain
respects modified the powers and duties of Local Authorities under
the Rent Acts and other enactments. Those Sections of the Housing
Repairs and Rents Act 1954 relating to Certificates of Disrepair were
repealed by the new Act which provided for an entirely new procedure
in connection with applications by tenants for Certificates of Disrepair.
The following is a summary of the position on the 31st December, 1959 :—
| Applications for Certificates of Disrepair (Form I) | 231 |
| Applications withdrawn by applicants | 13 |
| Forms J sent to landlords | 206 |
| Undertakings given by landlords (Form K) | 113 |
| Certificates of Disrepair issued (Form L) | 88 |
| Applications for Cancellation of Certificates of Disrepair | |
| (Form M) | 64 |
| Certificates of Disrepair cancelled | 45 |
| Number of visits made during 1959 in connection with applications for Certificates of Disrepair — 178. | |