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Paddington 1957
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Paddington, Metropolitan Borough of]
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| No of undertakingsgiven by landlords under paragraph 5 of the first Schedule | 31 |
| No. of undertakings refused by Council under proviso to paragraph 5 of the First Schedule | Nil |
| No. of certificates issued | 39 |
| No. of applications awaiting report | 3 |
| Applications by landlords for cancellation of certificates | 4 |
| Objections by tenants to cancellation of certificates | 3 |
| Decisions by Council to cancel in spite of tenants' objections | Nil |
| Certificates cancelled by Council | 1 |
| (a) (1) Number of dwellings overcrowded at the end of the year | 237 (277) |
| (2) Number of families dwelling therein | 244 (293) |
| (3) Number of persons dwelling therein | 1,040½(1,192) (Units) |
| (b) Number of new cases of overcrowding reported during the year | 35 (73) |
| (c) (1) Number of cases of overcrowding relieved during the year | 75 (93) |
| (2) Number of persons concerned in such cases | |
| Nil |
The number of overcrowded dwellings on the Register of
Overcrowding at the end of 1957 (237) shows a decrease of 40 on
the figure for 1956 (277); 86 of these were basement dwellings.
Of the cases of overcrowding relieved during the year 4 (2) were
provided with accommodation by the Borough Council, 19 (7)
were rehoused by the London County Council, 30 (54) secured
accommodation privately, 19 (26) were relieved by a natural
reduction in the size of the family or on obtaining additional
accommodation, and 3 (4) families were rehoused under the
Industrial Selection Scheme for New Towns.
The practice of sending warning letters to owners and landlords
against permitting the premises to become again overcrowded has
been continued in all known cases where overcrowding of premises
has been abated.
Section 80 of the Housing Act, 1957, gives a local authority
power, where they are satisfied that exceptional circumstances exist
which make it expedient to do so, to allow the temporary use of a
house by persons in excess of the permitted number. During the year,
the Council issued 9 (8) licences under this section of the Act.