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Part I - Applications for Certificates of Disrepair
(1) Number of applications for Certificates 115
(2) Number of decisions not to issue Certificates Nil
(3) Number of decisions to issue Certificates 96
(a) in respect of some but not all defects 47
(b) in respect of all defects 49
(4) Number of undertakings given by Landlords under
paragraph 5 of the First Schedule 62
(5) Number of undertakings refused by Local Authority under
proviso to paragraph 5 of the First Schedule Nil
(6) Number of Certificates issued 25
Part II - APPLICATIONS FOR CANCELLATION OF CERTIFICATES
(7) Applications by Landlords to Local Authority for
cancellation of Certificates 2
(8) Objections by tenants to cancellation of Certificates Nil
(9) Decisions by Local Authority to cancel in spite of
tenants' objection Nil
(10) Certificates cancelled by Local Authority (1957 Act) Nil
(1954 Act) 7
TABLE C.
Defects Remedied
Roofs repaired
408
Gutters and rainwater pipes repaired
309
Brickwork or pointing repaired
127
Chimney stacks, etc., repaired or rebuilt
42
Yards or forecourts repaved or repaired
62
Drains examined, tested or exposed
642
Drains cleared trapped or repaired
455
Drains reconstructed
87
Chambers inserted or built up to ground 1 vel
54
Soil and vent pipes, new fixed or repaired
78
W C's repaired or improved
184
Flushing cisterns repaired or new fixed
64
Sink waste pipes repaired or new fixed
33
New sinks fixed
14
Drinking water cisterns covered cleansed, repaired
1
Water fittings repaired
30
Water taken off main or restored
3
Internal walls
320
Ceilings repaired., cleansed, etc.
191
Door frames repaired
Nil
Floors repaired
141
Floors ventilated
47
Dampness remedied
248
Window frames or sashes repaired or renewed
436
Fireplaces, stoves repaired
61
Much remains to be done in this field As a result of what I have so far seen of the housing
conditions in Edmonton it is my opinion that about 1,000 families are at present sleeping
in overcrowded bedrooms and that a further 1,500 families are living in houses unfit for habit
ation as the result of dampness and other defects. In addition to this,, special consideration
needs to be given to families in which there are cases of subacute pulmonary tuberculosis or
of other chronic infectious diseases.
The need for specially designed houses for old and elderly persons also increases each
year.
It is unlikely that Edmonton s housing situation will become really satisfactory until
about 1970.
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