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Kensington and Chelsea 1966
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Kensington & Chelsea Borough]
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Improvement or Conversion of Existing Houses.
The circumstances in which the Council may make discretionary or
standard grants to owners for the improvement or conversion of private
dwellings were given in detail in the Annual Report for 1965.
Applications for discretionary grants received and dealt with increased from thirty-six in 19&5 to eighty-eight during 1966, and are summarised as follows:-
| Applications received | 88 |
| Applications granted | 88 |
| Applications refused | Nil |
| Total amount of grants approved | £37,881 |
During 1966, eleven applications for standard grants were received
in respect of individual premises, compared with four in the previous
year. All eleven applications were approved, and the details are as
followS:-
Applications for the provision of
all the standard amenities 5
Applications for the provision of
a bath or shower, and wash-hand basin,
hot water supply to bath or shower,
wash-hand basin and sink, also food
storage facilities 2
Application for the provision of a
shower, wash-hand basin and water
closet, hot water supply to shower
and wash-hand basin, also food storage
facilities 1
Application for the provision of
a bath and wash-hand basin, hot water
supply to bath and wash-hand basin,
also food storage facilities 1
Application for the provision of
a water-closet, hot water supply
to a sink, also food storage
facilities 1
Application for the provision of
a hot water supply to a sink, and
food storage facilities 1
House Purchase Loans.
During the year, the basements of fifty-two properties were
inspected as a result of applications to the Council for house purchase
loans.
Bye-Laws as to the Artificial Lighting of Common Staircases in
Tenement Houses and Flats.
The Council's bye-laws relating to artificial lighting of common
staircases in tenement houses and flats were made under the provisions
of the Public Health (London) Act, 1936, and the London County Council
(General Powers) Act, 1956, and continue in force by virtue of
Section 87 of the London Government Act, 1963.
The principal bye-law reads as follows:-