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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Lewisham 1957
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lewisham Borough]
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Table
| Applications for certificates | 468 |
| Decisions not to issue certificates | 4 |
| Decisions to issue certificates | 276 |
| 120 | |
| Undertakings given by landlords to repair | 189* |
| Undertakings refused for special reasons | — |
| Certificates of disrepair issued | 159 |
| Applications by landlords for cancellation of certificates | 10 |
| Objections by tenants to cancellation | 1 |
| Decisions to cancel in spite of tenants' objection | — |
| Certificates cancelled | 6 |
*14 not accepted.
Housing Repairs and Rents Act, 1954 and Rent and Mortgage Interest
(Restrictions) Act — certificates of disrepair
The following table shows the position for the period 1 January to 5 July 1957: —
Table 35
| Applications for certificates of disrepair | 9 |
| Certificates issued | 10 |
| Applications for certificates withdrawn or certificates not granted | _ |
| Applications outstanding at end of period | — |
| Certificates issued in 1957 in respect of applications received in 1956 | 1 |
| Applications for revocation of certificates previously issued | 5 |
| Applications granted | 5 |
| Applications outstanding at end of period | — |
| Applications for revocation of certificates previously issued, received during 1956 and issued during 1957 |
N.B. Applications for cancellation of these certificates made
subsequent to 5 July 1957 merge into procedure under
the Rent Act 1957 and are dealt with under that
heading.