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Greenwich 1971

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Greenwich Borough]

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priate person prescribed in paragraph 12 in respect of any house in existing
multiple occupation for which the council are authorised by paragraph
5 to compile and maintain a register and any control provisions house:—
(a) the fact that the house appears to be registrable;
(b) all the particulars prescribed in paragraph 10(1);
(c) any change of circumstances which make it necessary to alter
any of the particulars inserted in the register.
Duty to Supply Information
12. The duty to supply in writing all the information specified in paragraph
11, which is within his knowledge, shall rest upon any person who
is for the time being within any of the following descriptions —
(a) any person who receives or intends to receive, on his own
account, rents or other payments in respect of the occupation
of the house or any part of it;
(b) any person who receives or intends to receive rents or other
payments in respect of any such occupation as aforesaid as
agent or trustee for another person; and
(c) in the case of a control provisions house, any other person
entitled or authorised to permit persons to take up residence
in the house or any part of it.
Inspection of the Register
13. Any person having an estate or interest in a house which appears to
him to be registrable or which is registered under this scheme, or in any
part of such a house, or the agent of such a person, may inspect the
register and take copies of any entry therein in respect of that house.
Prohibition on Permitting New Residents
14. (1) Subject to paragraph 4(1), on or after 1st April 1971 no person
shall permit others to take up residence in a house or part of a house so
that the occupation of the house is greater than that mentioned in paragraph
4(3) unless the house is registered in Part II of the register to permit
such occupation.
(2) No person shall permit others to take up residence in a house
registered in Part II of the register or in any part of such a house so as
to exceed the number of (A) households and/or (B) persons registered for
the house under paragraph 10(2).
Date of Coming into Force of the Scheme
15. This scheme shall come into force on 1st April, 1971:
Re-housing
(a) Borough Council—The number of families housed and rehoused
including transfers, casual voids, etc., amounted to 2,003.
Of this number 31 were in respect of families re-housed from outside
the Borough.
(b) Greater London Council—During the year ended 31st
December, 1971, the Greater London Council had provided