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Chislehurst 1960
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Chislehurst]
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60
RENT ACT, 1957.
Applications for Certificates of Disrepair and for other documents
under the Rent Act, 1957, have been on a much reduced scale.
Number of applications for Certificates of Disrepair 9
Number of decisions not to issue Certificates Nil
Number of decisions to issue Certificates:
(a) in respect of some but not all defects 6
(b) in respect of all defects 3
Number of undertakings given by landlords under paragraph 5
of the First Schedule 4
Number of undertakings refused by Local Authority under
proviso to paragraph 5 of the First Schedule Nil
Number of Certificates of Disrepair issued 5
Number of applications for cancellation of Certificates Nil
Number of objections by tenants to cancellation of Certificates Nil
Decisions by Local Authority to cancel in spite of tenants
objections Nil
Number of Certificates cancelled (application received in 1959) 1
Number of applications by landlords or tenants for Certificates
as to the remedying of works which the landlord had undertaken
to remedy
Number of such Certificates issued 7
New Houses.
The following table shows the number of new houses and flats erected during the year :—
| Houses. | Flats. | |
|---|---|---|
| Erected by Council | 179 | 128 |
| Erected by private developers | 72 | 37 |
| Converted by private developers | — | 25 |
| Totals | 251 | 190 |
| Total Dwellings 441 | ||
Council Houses.
The following information has been supplied by the Housing Manager:—
| Prior to 1960. | During 1960. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houses. | Tamilies in occup. | Houses. | Families in occup. | |
| 1. Permanent dwellings built by Local Authority | 1,994 | 1,994 | 248 | 2,242 |
| 2. Prefabricated dwellings built by Local Authority .... | 212 | 209 | 0 | 319 |
| (2 families occupy two bungalows each) | ||||
| 3. Premises requisitioned by Local Authority | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 4. Halfway Houses | 2 | 8 | 1 | 4 |