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Kensington and Chelsea 1969
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Kensington & Chelsea Borough]
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Certificates of Disrepair in relation to Dwelling Houses
The Council's duty to issue certificates of disrepair in respect of
"rent controlled" dwelling hourse, not reasonably suitable for occupation,
is governed by the Rent Acts. It was not found necessary to taken any
action regarding certificates of disrepair during 1969.
Overcrowding
All cases of overcrowding are dealt with on the strict interpretation of
the standard laid down in the Housing Act, 1957, distinguishing between
"penal" and "non-penal".
The number of new cases of overcrowding reported to the Housing Comittee
during 1969 was 6l (28 penal and 33 non-penal), giving an equivalent number of
persons of 234, The total number of recorded cases where overcrowding was
abated during the year was 53, comprising a total of 223½ units.
Since October, 1945, 2,808 cases have been reported, and the number of
cases remaining on the register at the end of this year was 295 (32 penal
and 263 non-penal).
NOTE: Units mean the number of equivalent persons in the
families, obtained by regarding children between
one and ten years of age as "half persons" and
disregarding infants under the age of twelve months.)
Individual Unfit House and Parts of Houses
| Houses made fit after informal action under the Housing or Public Health Acts | 377 | |
| House repaired after service of formal notices under the Public Health Acts | 334 | |
| Houses made fit after service of formal notices under Section 9 of the Housing Act, 1957 | ||
| (a) | by owners | 88 |
| (b) | by local authority in default | 11 |
| Action under Sections 16, 17 and 23 of the Housing Act, 1957 | ||
| (a) | demolition orders made | Nil |
| (b) | houses demolished in pursuance of demolition orders | Nil |
| (c) | closing orders made in lieu of demolition orders | Nil |
| (d) | undertaking accepted from owners to render houses fit for habitation | Nil |
| (e) | houses rendered fit for habitation by owners and closing orders determined | Nil |
| Action under Section 18 of the Housing Act, 1957 | ||
| (a) | closing orders made | 14(25 rooms) |
| (b) | closing order determined | 23(50 rooms) |
| (c) | closing orders cancelled (premises demolished) | 1(2 rooms) |
| (d) | consent given to use of closed rooms for non-sleeping purposes | 3(3 rooms) |
| (e) | undertakings accepted from owners to render part of building fit for habitation | 6(7 rooms) |
| (f) | part of building rendered fit and undertaking cancelled | 4(6 rooms) |