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Hampstead 1955
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hampstead Borough]
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(3 cases). On account of the extreme shortage of housing
accommodation it is regretted that of these urgent cases only
4 were successful in being rehoused during the year. A further
cases where maximum points had been awarded in previous years
were also rehoused.
OVERCROWDING
| 1955 | 1954 | 1953 | 1952 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New cases reported during year | 127 | 279 | 219 | 125 |
| No. rehoused during year | 48 | 37 | 53 | 66 |
| No. remaining on Register | 1075 | 996 | 754 | 588 |
Of the 48 overcrowded families rehoused, 42 were by
Hampstead and 6 by the London County Council.
HOUSING REPAIRS AND RENTS ACT, 1954
CERTIFICATES OF DISREPAIR
| Applications received | Certificates | Applications Outstanding | Certificates Revoked | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Granted | Refused | ||||
| 1954 | 102 | 71 | 16 | 15 | 6 |
| 1955 | 69 | 73 | 6 | 5 | 41 |
SECTION 54. THE FACTORIES ACT, 1937. UNDERGROUND BAKEHOUSES
There are now only five underground bakehouses functioning
in the Borough. The Certificates of Suitability of two of these
expire on 30th September, 1956 and 30th September, 1957 respectively
and underground baking at 63 Hemstal Road and 98 West End Lane will
then cease completely.
All the underground bakehouses are regularly inspected
by the Sanitary Inspectors and are maintained as well as can be
expected in such fundamentally unsuitable and unsatisfactory
Premises.