London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972

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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

Wandsworth 1972

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth, Metropolitan Borough]

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TABLE 1 1

Section 29(1)—Where a dwelling does not have all the standard amenities
Applications received149
Applications withdrawn19
Certificates of Provisional Approval issued91
Qualification Certificates issued98
Applications under consideration163
Section 28(1)—Where a dwelling already satisfies the conditions
Applications received ,,,211
Applications withdrawn36
Notices of Refusal to issue Qualification Certificates69
Qualification Certificates issued254
Applications under consideration662

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Caravan Sites and Control of Development Act, 1960
There are five licensed caravan sites containing a total of 21
dwellings in the Borough,
Rent Act, 1968
This Act provides, amongst other things, for the issue by the
Council of certificates of disrepair to tenants of controlled
dwelling houses which are considered to be in disrepair by
reason of defects which ought reasonably to be remedied, having
regard to the age, character and locality of the dwelling, There
is also provision for the issue, by landlords, of undertakings to
remedy such defects, Under the provisions of the Housing
Fi nance Act 1972 this procedure is being phased out over a
number of years,
The following is a summary of action taken in this connection
during the year:-

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TABLE 12

Applications for certificates of disrepair received6
Certificates of disrepair issued4
Undertakings received from landlords1
Applications for cancellation of certificates of disrepair receivedNil