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Paddington 1947
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Paddington, Metropolitan Borough of]
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| Section 110 | Section 111 | ||||
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| No. of out-workers in August list required by Sect. 110 (1) (e) | No. of cases of default in sending lists to the Council | No. of prosecutions for failure to supply lists | No. of instances of work in unwholesome premises | Notices served | Prosecutions |
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RENT AND MORTGAGE INTEREST (RESTRICTIONS) ACTS,—Applications for disrepair certificates numbered 23,
of which 16 were granted. Of the remaining 7 cases, the premises were in 4 instances in a reasonable state of repair,
and 3 premises were not subject to old control. Three clearance certificates were also applied for and issued to owners.
On the subject of disrepair of houses generally, the Council decided to forward certain suggestions to the Metropolitan
Boroughs' Standing Joint Committee for consideration by the Minister of Health when the contemplated revision of
the Rent Restrictions Acts was undertaken. These suggestions were:—
(i) that a reduced rent should be paid in cases where a house is not in a reasonable state of repair;
(ii) that the reduction of rent should apply to " 1939 " Act premises, as well as those controlled under the
principal Act;
(iii) that the reduction should be made from the standard rent, and not on the recoverable rent.
As the result of the representations made by the M.B.S.J.C. to the Minister of Health, the Minister stated that he
would bear these recommendations in mind. Later, however, in reply to a question in the House of Commons, he
stated that there was no prospect of any revision of the Rent Restrictions Acts at the present time.
WORK OF THE DISTRICT INSPECTORS.—Additions to the Inspectorial Staff during the year brought the number
of Inspectors available for district work up to 16, and, as will be seen from the appended summary, much additional
work was accomplished.
The year 1947 was a year of very hard work for the District Inspectors, and very considerable progress was made
in clearing off arrears of work in the matter of disrepair and dilapidation.
In the introductory letter the position regarding repairs has already been explained, and it is only necessary for
me to point out that the Borough is now completely covered by the sixteen District Inspectors. In some of the districts
it has been necessary to employ additional inspectors to attempt to deal with the more unsatisfactory areas.