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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
Poplar 1959
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Poplar, Metropolitan Borough]
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Rent Act, 1957,
Details of action taken between 1st January and 31st December, 1959, are as
follows:-
Applications for certificates 59
Decisions not to issue certificates NIL
Decisions to issue certificates 52
(a) in respect of some but not all defects 52
(b) in respect of all defects NIL
Undertakings given by landlords 33
Undertakings refused by Council NIL
Certificates issued 23
Applications by landlords to Council for cancellation of
certificates 52
Objections by tenants to cancellation of certificates 30
Council decisions to cancel in spite of tenants' objections 3
Certificates cancelled 31
Closing Orders (Public Health, (London) Act, 1936).
No Closing Orders were made under this Act during the year.
Closing Orders (Housing Act, 1957).
4 Closing Orders were made under this Act during 1959.
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