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Land Charges Act, 1925.
The number of enquiries dealt with and reported upon was 2,389,
relating to 4,117 properties. Comparing these figures with those for
1957, there was an increase of 21 in the number of enquiries dealt with.
These enquiries concerned outstanding statutory or informal notices,
combined drainage orders, smoke control area orders, applications for
decontrol under the Rent Restrictions Acts, and certificates of disrepair.
As in previous years many of the search forms requested supplementary
information regarding any proposals for dealing with properties
under Part III of the Housing Act, 1957, restrictions on the use of
underground rooms, and the suitability of premises for specific purposes
such as catering establishments and workrooms.