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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

Tower Hamlets 1966

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Tower Hamlets, London Borough]

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Table: TABLE 55MISCELLANEOUS WORK OF PUBLIC HEALTH INSPECTORSRent Act 1957 - Certificates of Disrepair

TABLE 55

MISCELLANEOUS WORK OF PUBLIC HEALTH INSPECTORS

Rent Act 1957 - Certificates of Disrepair

1. Applications for disrepair certificates• • •6
Notice of proposal to issue certificates• • •5
Undertaking accepted• • •1
Undertaking refused• • •-
Certificates issued• • •4
2. Applications for cancellation of disrepair certificates• • •1
Cancellations issued• • •-
Cancellations refused• • •1
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3. Applications for certificates as to remedying of defects-4
Certificates issued - All defects remedied-2
- Some defects remedied-2
Complaints Number received at Office• • •6,155
Dangerous Structures Number of premises notified to District Surveyor• • •94
Drainage Plans Number of plans on which observations submitted to Borough Engineer and Surveyor• • •243
Land Charges Number of premises reported upon to Town Clerk• • •1,680
Public Houses Number of premises reported upon to Licensing justices109