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Battersea 1925

Report on the health of the Metropolitan Borough of Battersea for the year 1925

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Table: During 1925 the number of cases in which it was found necessary to act in default of the owner was six, the expenditure incurred amounting to £850 13s. 3d. During the five years 1921-1925 the total number of houses repaired by the Council in default was 66, involving an expenditure of £10,199 14s. 2d., as shewn in the following table :—

During 1925 the number of cases in which it was found necessary to act in default of the owner was six, the expenditure incurred amounting to £850 13s. 3d. During the five years 1921-1925 the total number of houses repaired by the Council in default was 66, involving an expenditure of £10,199 14s. 2d., as shewn in the following table :—

Year.No. of premises.Expenditure.
£s.d.
1921Nil.Nil.
1922184102
1923346,40761
192425.2,85748
19256850133
Total6610,199142

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The right of appeal to the Ministry of Health provided by the
section has in a few instances been made use of by owners
of property who have objected on various grounds to the requirements
of the Council. The results of these appeals have invariably
been in favour of the Council. During 1925 the following appeals
were made:—
20, Basnett Road—against notice served.
Result.—Appeal dismissed for want of diligent prosecution.
47, 48 and 49 John Street—against demand for payment of
£807 6s. 10d.
Result.—After a Local Enquiry at which the Appellant contended
that the value of the work done was £533 7s. 1d.,
the Ministry of Health issued an order, dated 6th May,
1925, that the amount payable by the appellant shall be
£757 6s. 10d.
By section 129 of the Land Registration Act, which came into
force in 1925, in addition to the powers given under section 10 (3)
of the Housing Act, 1923, to require an owner to state the name and
address of the person from whom he holds the property, the Registrar
may furnish to local authorities such particulars and information
in regard to land and charges as they are by law entitled to
require owners of property to furnish to them direct.
On the 1st July, 1925, the Housing Act, 1925, came into force.
This Act is a consolidating act and reproduces under different
sections the powers already possessed in previous Housing Acts.