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City of Westminster 1970

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Table: Table 12.—Summary of Work Carried Out by Public Health Inspectors under the Housing Acts 1961-1969 in connection with Houses in Multiple Occupation

Table 12.—Summary of Work Carried Out by Public Health Inspectors under the Housing Acts 1961-1969 in connection with Houses in Multiple Occupation

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Management Orders made (Section 12)68
Directions given (Section 19)1551
Notices served for contraventions of Management Regulations (Section 14)42
Notices served for the provision of amenities (Section 15)113
I nformal notices served (Section 15)2478
Notices under Section 14 complied with22
Notices under Section 15 complied with411
Informal notices under Section 15 complied with1427

Table: Table 13.—Unfit Premises

Table 13.—Unfit Premises

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Closing orders made on underground rooms25 (66 rooms)49 (132 rooms)
Closing orders made on upper parts of buildings and mews premises12 (93 rooms)12 (37 rooms)
Closing orders made on houses in lieu of demolition orders2 (22 rooms)2 (21 rooms)
Closing orders on underground rooms determined when work carried out23 (73 rooms)36 (155 rooms)
Closing orders on upper parts and mews premises determined when work carried out7 (19 rooms)10 (26 rooms)

Table: Table 14.—Housing Act 1969: Qualification Certificates

Table 14.—Housing Act 1969: Qualification Certificates

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Improvement cases:
Applications for qualification certificates under Section 44(2) under consideration at end of period523
Certificates of provisional approval issued564
Qualification certificates issued under Section 46(3)NilNil
Standard amenities already provided:
Applications for qualification certificates under Section 44(1) under consideration at end of period141175
Qualification certificates issued under Section 45(2)4461
Exemption for low-income tenants from Section 54:
Certificates issued under Section 55NilNil

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Note: The figures for 1969 relate to the period 25th August, 1969, when the Act came into operation, to 31 st December
1969.