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There were 51 cases where the provision of ground floor
accommodation was recommended, and in six cases it was reported
that conditions were aggravated by friction between
tenants in the same house.
Twenty-one applicants who had been recommended for
priority consideration on medical grounds were provided with
alternative accommodation by the Council during the year; of
these, eight were rehoused within three months of the recommendation,
two within six months, and the remaining 11 a year
or more afterwards.
Overcrowding
Only 51 cases of overcrowding came to the notice of the
Public Health Department during the year (as compared with
74 in 1957), and the usual notifications were sent to the Housing
Departments of both the L.C.C. and the Borough Council in
support of housing applications by the affected families.
Twenty-six overcrowded families were rehoused during
the year; 19 by the London County Council and seven by the
Borough Council.
Certificates of Disrepair
The number of applications received during the year for
Certificates of Disrepair under the provisions of the Rent Act,
1957, was three less than the number received during the preceding
six months, i.e., from the date of operation of the Act
(6th July, 1957) to the end of that year. There was, however, a
considerable increase in the number of Certificates issued, but
many of these were in respect of applications received the previous
year.
The demand for the Council's assistance in these matters had
diminished considerably by December 1958, and the following
table gives details of the Department's activities in this matter
since the Act became operative:
1957 1958 Total
(from
6.7.57)
No. of applications for Certificates of Disrepair 414 411 825
o. of undertakings received from Landlords 220 284 504
No. of Certificates of Disrepair issued ... 105 157 262
No. of Certificates of Disrepair refused 3 6 9
No. of Certificates of Disrepair cancelled 16 75 91