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Certificates of Disrepair.
By the end of the year 12 applications had been made for Certificates
of Disrepair under the provisions of the Housing Repairs and Rents
Act, 1954. Certificates were granted in respect of 11 of the applications,
hut in one instance the owners responded to an informal approach and had
carried out the necessary work and the issue of a certificate was unnecessary.
Six applications were made during the year for the revocation of a
Certificate of Disrepair, and in each case the certificate was revoked.
Land Charges Act, 1925.
The number of enquiries dealt with and reported upon during the
year was 2,103, relating to some 3,370 properties. These enquiries
concerned outstanding notices under the Public Health and Housing
Acts, combined drainage orders, and applications for decontrol under the
Rent Restrictions Acts.
Many of the search forms have requested supplementary information
regarding restrictions on the use of underground rooms, and the suitability
of premises for specific purposes such as catering establishments, hairdressers
and workrooms.
Inspection of Factories, Workplaces, Shops, Offices and other
Premises (other than Food Premises).

3,621 re-inspections were made following the above inspections.