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REPORT OF THE MEDICAL OFFICER OF HEALTH FOR 1961
The Rent Act, 1957
Applications for Certificates of Disrepair.
Forty-four applications were received for Certificates of Disrepair
and were dealt with as follows:
(a) In all 44 cases it was decided to serve notices on landlords
proposing to issue Certificates of Disrepair unless undertakings
to do repairs were given.
(b) Twenty-four undertakings were received from landlords to
remedy defects proposed to be included in Certificates of
Disrepair.
(c) Seventeen Certificates of Disrepair were issued.
Applications for Cancellation of Certificates.
(a) Thirty applications were received from landlords for the cancellation
of Certificates of Disrepair.
(b) Fifteen objections were received from tenants for cancellation
of Certificates.
(c) In four cases it was considered that the tenant's objections
were not justified and the Certificates cancelled.
(d) Eighteen Certificates of Disrepair were cancelled.
Housing Accommodation—Medical Priority
During the year 824 of the applications made to the Council for
rehousing were referred to me for consideration of additional points
on health grounds in accordance with the Council's Points Scheme.
I also made 229 recommendations for transfer on health grounds
in respect of applications received from tenants of the Council's properties
for the provision of more suitable alternative accommodation.