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Floors. Floors repaired or renewed 16
Roofs. Roofs repaired 62
Gutters and downspouting renewed or
repaired 40
Cleansing. Walls repaired, cleansed and redecorated
32
Ceilings renewed or repaired 21
Windows. Sashes and frames renewed or
repaired 24
Sills renewed or repaired 14
Sashcords provided(number of houses) 12
Brickwork. Brickwork rebuilt 18
Chimney stacks rebuilt or repaired 6
Walls re-pointed or rendered 35
Woodwork. Doors renewed, repaired or re-hung 10
Staircases repaired 6
Yards. Yard pavings renewed or repaired 4
Heating. Ranges or grates renewed or repaired 11
Wash-boilers renewed or repaired 2
Refuse. Dustbins provided 35
Accumulations of refuse removed 6
General. Other defects remedied 89
Certificates of Disrepair.
There were fewer applications for
certificates of disrepair during 1958 than in the
six months of 1957 immediately following the coming
into operation of the Rent Act 1957. In those
six months there were 56 applications whilst in
195# the number fell to 36.
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