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St Pancras 1922
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Pancras, Metropolitan Borough]
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(2) Number of dwelling-houses which were rendered fit:—
| (a) by owners | Nil. |
| (b) by Local Authority in default of owners | Nil. |
| (3) Number of dwelling-houses in respect of which Closing Orders became operative in pursuance of declarations by owners of intention to close | Nil. |
| B.—Proceedings under Public Health Acts. | |
| (1) Number of dwelling-houses in respect of which notices were served requiring defects to be remedied | 3,861 |
| (2) Number of dwelling-houses in which defects were remedied:— | |
| (a) by owners | 3,861 |
| (b) by Local Authority in default of owners | Nil. |
| C.—Proceedings under sections 17 and 18 of the Housing, Town Planning, &c., Act, 1909. | |
| (1) Number of representations made with a view to the making of Closing Orders | Nil. |
| (2) Number of dwelling-houses in respect of which Closing Orders were made | Nil. |
| (3) Number of dwelling-houses in respect of which Closing Orders were determined, the dwelling-houses having been rendered fit | Nil. |
| (4) Number of dwelling-houses in respect of which Demolition Orders were made | Nil. |
| (5) Number of dwelling-houses demolished in pursuance of Demolition Orders | Nil. |
INCREASE OF RENT AND MORTGAGE INTEREST (RESTRICTIONS) ACT, 1920.
Considerable use has been made by tenants of the provisions in this Act to the effect that
the permitted increase of rent is only allowed so long as the dwelling is in a reasonable state of
repair. The Act provides that the Local Authority may issue certificates in regard to dwellings
which are not in such a state, and 128 such certificates were issued during 1922 on the application
of tenants.
WORK OF THE ESTATES COMMITTEE.
The following summary of the principal matters dealt with by the Estates Committee
during the past year has been prepared by Mr. A. Powell Coke, Clerk to the Committee.
The Estates Committee (Alderman A. Davis, J.P., Chairman) controls 478 dwellings,
consisting chiefly of flats in different parts of the borough. The demand for housing accommodation
continues unabated. Flats seldom become empty, less than 10 having been vacated during
the past 12 months. No difficulty is experienced in filling the vacancies from the long waiting
list.
Brookfield Estate.
At the time of writing last year's report, this estate, which comprises a total accommodation
for 202 families, had just been opened, and about 72 tenancies had been taken up. Arrangements
were made with the contractor by which the various blocks of maisonettes and flats were completed
systematically and handed over for occupation from time to time, the last blocks being
occupied in December, 1922, nearly six months before the contract time for completion. The
earlier tenants had to endure the discomforts of unmade roads, and in many cases could not have
the use of their gardens owing to the storage of materials, but the fact that many of the tenants
had been given preference owing to their previous lack of sufficient accommodation, made them
willing to suffer conditions which are inevitable to building operations.