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Inspectors on receipt of copies of Town Planning applications. Site
meetings follow and. where possible the underground rooms are made to
comply with the requirements, or are put to alternative use. Very few
cases call for the making of Closing Orders. With the present extreme
shortage of alternative housing, only in exceptional cases are Closing
Orders made in respect of premises occupied for living purposes, and
in these oases the Order is made to prevent the premises being relet when
the existing tenant is provided with other accommodation. No Closing
Orders have been made during 1963 but in a large number of premises works
have been carried out to obtain compliance with the regulations.
APPLICATIONS FOR RE-HOUSING - Awarding of Points
To assist the Council's Property Manager in arriving at a just
consideration of the merits of each application received a "pointing"
system was evolved, and became effective in May, 1953.
As applicable, points were awarded under the following headings:-
Sub-standard accommodation}
Ill-health (excepting Tuberculosis);
Tuberculosis;
Overcrowding; and
Other circumstances.
During the year, 44 applications were referred to the Public Health
Department, 40 originated from Chelsea residents and the remainder from
applicants living in another area. Each case was investigated - 43 in
connection with ill-health including tuberculosis, and one in respect of
sub-standard accommodation, bringing the total number of cases since May
1953, to 425 residents and 110 non-residents.
Twenty-two tenants in Council premises were also referred to this
Department during the year for an opinion or pointing on medical grounds.
A total of 391 such cases have been dealt with since 1955.