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Pollution Recording
Four atmospheric pollution measuring stations are maintained
by the Council and the daily mean concentrations of smoke and
sulphur dioxide are calculated on readings taken at these stations.
No heavy atmospheric pollution was recorded during the year.
Staff
Within the Borough a Principal Clean Air Inspector and a team
of one Clean Air Inspector and three Technical Assistants are
employed full-time on duties in connection with atmospheric pollution
and with the surveying and inspections of properties in Smoke
Control Areas. Such duties involved a total of 11,033 inspections
and visits.
Rent Acts, 1957/1968
The following table gives details regarding applications received,
certificates issued and action taken during the current year in
accordance with the Rent Act, 1957, as superseded by the Rent
Act, 1968 :—
PART I—Applications for Certificates of Disrepair
Number of applications for certificates 6
Number of decisions not to issue certificates —
Number of decisions to issue certificates:
(a) in respect of some but not all defects 5
(b) in respect of all defects 1
6
Number of undertakings given by landlords 1
(under para. 5 of 1st Schedule)
Number of undertakings refused by Council —
(under proviso to para. 5 of 1st Schedule)
Number of certificates issued 1
PART II—Applications for Cancellation of Certificates
Applications by landlords to Council for cancellation of
certificates 2
Objections by tenants to cancellation of certificates upheld
—
Decisions by Council to cancel notwithstanding tenants'
objection —
Certificates cancelled 1
in addition to the foregoing three applications (Form "O")
were received, one from a landlord and two from tenants, each