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TRAINING OF STUDENT PUBLIC HEALTH INSPECTORS
—MEAT INSPECTION
The Council continued the arrangements with the Port of
London Authority and with the Tottenham Technical College for
the training of their Student Public Health Inspectors in practical
meat inspection at our slaughterhouses. Eight students received
personal tuition extending up to three months each.
NOISE ABATEMENT ACT, 1960
The public is becoming increasingly noise conscious and 122
visits were made in this respect.
Complainants were reminded that, irrespective of the Council
action, they can take private proceedings and three or more occupiers
of premises who are aggrieved by noise or vibration nuisance
may lodge a complaint to a Magistrate.
HOUSING
1,033 houses were erected during the year as follows:—
(1) by the Local Authority 407
(2) by private enterprise 626
HOUSING ACT, 1957—SECTIONS 16 AND 18
Number of Demolition Orders made 6
Number of Closing Orders made 5
RENT ACT, 1957—CERTIFICATES OF DISREPAIR
The following is a copy of the return under the Rent Act, 1957,
to the Ministry of Housing and Local Government covering the
period 1st January to 31st December, 1965:
Part I—Applications for Certificates of Disrepair :
(1) Number of applications for certificates 10
(2) Number of decisions not to issue certificates 1
(3) Number of decisions to issue certificates::
(a) in respect of some but not all defects 1
(b) in respect of all defects 8
(4) Number of undertakings given by landlords
under paragraph 5 of First Schedule 5
(5) Number of undertakings refused 0
(6) Number of Certificates issued 4
Part II—Applications for Cancellation of Certificates:
(7) Applications by landlords for cancellation 4
(8) Objections by tenants to cancellation 1
(9) Decision to cancel in spite of tenant's objection 0
(10) Certificates cancelled by Local Authority 3
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