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5. Housing Act, 1969
During the year 641 applications for Improvement Grants were referred
to the Department by the Borough Valuer, and 732 visits of inspection
were made to the Houses concerned.
6. Housing Act, 1969 and Housing Finance Act, 1972.
On 1st October, 1971 the Chief Public Health Inspector was delegated
to deal with applications for Qualification Certificates and more than
600 outstanding applications were transferred from the Borough Valuer.
By the end of this year 507 of these applications had been resolved whereby
146 Qualification Certificates were formally Issued and 117 Refused. New
applications received during the year were also dealt with as follows:—
Applications received - 432
Qualification Certificates Issued - 171
Qualification Certificates Refused - 182
Applications withdrawn - 19
Applications awaiting expiry of
appeal period - 22
Applications stilI under consideration - 38
7. Rent Act, 1957 - Certificate of Disrepair-
(i) Number of applications for certificates - -
(ii) Number of certificates issued - -
(iii) Number of applications by landlords for
cancellation of certificates - - 1
(iv) Certificates cancelled - -
COMMON LODGING HOUSES
Under the provisions of the Public Health Act, 1936, Common Lodging
Houses are registered by the Council providing the premises are managed by
competent persons and conform with the standards prescribed.
Surveys are carried out in areas where such premises are likely to exist
but at the present time there is only one registered Common Lodging House
within the Borough and this establishment, which is regularly inspected, is
well maintained and conducted and, in providing casual accommodation for
up to 20 men, is supplying a local need.
DRAINAGE
1,562 visits of inspection were made to premises where underground
drains were in course of repair.
There are now 22 cesspools serving premises without main drainage.