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Edmonton 1958

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Edmonton]

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Table: TABLE BDefects Remedied

TABLE B

Defects Remedied

Roofs repaired410
Gutters and rainwater pipes repaired285
Brickwork or pointing repaired74
Chimney stacks, etc., repaired or rebuilt30
Yards or forecourts repaved or repaired42
Drains examined, tested or exposed622
Drains cleared, trapped or repaired468
Drains reconstructed80
Chambers inserted or built up to ground level26
Soil and vent pipes, new fixed or repaired61
W.C's repaired or improved132
Flushing cisterns repaired or new fixed54
Sink waste pipes repaired or new fixed33
New sinks fixed19
Drinking water cisterns covered, cleansed, repaired-
Water fittings repaired50
Water taken off main or restored8
Internal walls230
Ceilings repaired, cleansed, etc.119
Floors repaired109
Floors ventilated24
Dampness remedied194
Window frames or sashes repaired or renewed367
Fireplaces, stoves repaired53

Table: TABLE C RENT ACT, 1957The above Act came into force on 6th July, 1957, and set out below are details of the applications received during 1958:-

TABLE C RENT ACT, 1957

The above Act came into force on 6th July, 1957, and set out below are details of the applications received during 1958:-

Part I-Applications for Certificates of Disrepair
(1) Number of applications for Certificates271
(2) Number of decisions not to issue Certificates3
(3) Number of decisions to issue Certificates270
(a) in respect of some but not all defects171
(b) in respect of all defects99
(4) Number of undertakings given by Landlords under paragraph 5 of the First Schedule228
(5) Number of undertakings refused by Local Authority under proviso to paragraph 5 of the First Schedule-
(6) Number of Certificates issued39
Part II-Applications for Cancellation of Certificates
(7) Applications by Landlords to Local Authority for cancellation of Certificates37
(8) Objections by tenants to cancellation of Certificates5
(9) Decisions by Local Authority to cancel in spite of tenants' objectionsNil
(10) Certificates cancelled by Local Authority (1957 Act)21
(1954 Act)7