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Ealing 1968
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ealing]
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DESTRUCTION OF PIGEONS - PUBLIC HEALTH ACT, 1961
The contract with a firm specialising in the destruction of pigeons was renewed, and the continuation
of this work resulted in the destruction of 5,277 feral pigeons.
CARAVAN SITES AND CONTROL OF DEVELOPMENT ACT, 1960
The Council's warden continued to deal with gipsies and other travellers who entered the borough
from its western boundaries and parked their vehicles on service roads in the Western Avenue and
Yeading Lane areas. His co-operation with the local police resulted, in most cases, in a satisfactory
removal of the vehicles within a short time. There is no doubt that without this degree of control, the
caravans would remain for long periods on sites which are quite unsuitable for camping, with consequent
creation of nuisance.
Two licences for caravans with planning permission were renewed during the year.
RENT ACT , 1957
The number of applicantions for certificates of disrepair from tenants of properties still under control remains small. The following table gives details of action taken during the year.
| Part 1 - Applications for Certificates of Disrepair | |
| (1) Number of applications for certificates | 11 |
| (2) Number of decisions not to issue certificates | - |
| (3) Number of decisions to issue certificates:- | |
| (a) in respect of some but not all defects | 6 |
| (b) in respect of all defects | 3 |
| (4) Number of undertakings given by landlords under paragraph 5 of the First Schedule | 5 |
| (5) Number of undertakings refused by Local Authority under proviso of paragraph 5 of the First Schedule | - |
| (6) Number of certificates issued | 4 |
| Part 11 - Application for Cancellation of Certificates | |
| (7) Applications by landlords to Local Authority for cancellation of certificates | - |
| (8) Objections by tenants to cancellations of certificates | - |
| (9) Decisions by Local Authority to cancel in spite of tenant's objection | - |
| (10) Certificates cancelled by Local Authority | - |
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