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RENT RESTRICTIONS ACTS
During the year 7 applications for a Certificate of Disrepair were
received. In 5 cases the premises were found not to be in a reasonable
state of repair, and certificates were issued. In 1 case the property was
outside the scope of the Acts, and in the remaining case the state of the
premises did not warrant the issue of a certificate of disrepair.
4 Revocation Certificates were issued to owners during the same
period on satisfactory completion of the necessarv repairs.
HABITATION CERTIFICATES UNDER SECTION 95(2) OF THE
PUBLIC HEALTH (LONDON) ACT. 1936.
During the year 226 certificates were issued in respect of newly
erected and rebuilt premises in the Borough.
DISINFECTION. DISINFESTATION & LAUNDRY SERVICES
The following details relate to the services provided by the Disinfecting
Superintendent and his staff during 1952:-
Number of rooms disinfected after Infectious Disease 194
Number of articles stoved 4,381
Number of rooms disinfested 685
Number of inspections made of prospective Council tenants 484
Laundry carried out for the Dust Destructor staff:-
Roller towels 9 Hand towels 77 Boiler suits 3
Bath Towels 1,716 Dust Coats 39
The Disinfecting Superintendent has also dealt with many kinds of
infestation such as cockroaches, beetles, ants, silver fish, moths etc.