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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Havering 1967
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Havering]
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Rent Act, 1957—Certificates of Disrepair
The following is a copy of the return made under the Rent
Act, 1957, to the Ministry of Housing and Local Government for
the period 1st January, to 31st December, 1967:—
PART I—Application for Certificate of Disrepair:
| (1) Number of applications for certificates | 9 |
| (2) Number of decisions not to issue certificates | Nil |
| (3) Number of decisions to issue certificates:— | |
| (a) in respect of some but not all defects | 5 |
| (b) in respect of all defects | 4 |
| (4) Number of undertakings given by landlords under para. 5 of First Schedule | 3 |
| (5) Number of undertakings refused by local authority under proviso to para. 5 of First Schedule | Nil |
| (6) Number of certificates issued | 6 |
| PART II—Applications for Cancellation of Certificates: | |
| (7) Applications by landlords to L.A. for cancellation of certificates | 3 |
| (8) Objections by tenants to cancellation of certificates | 1 |
| (9) Decision by L.A. to cancel despite tenant's objection | 1 |
| (10) Certificates cancelled by Local Authority | 3 |
Housing Act, 1957—Sections 17 and 18
Number of demolition orders made 8
Number of closing orders made 3
The above-mentioned orders necessitated the re-housing of
9 families totalling 26 persons.
SEWERAGE AND SEWAGE DISPOSAL
In last year's report, mention was made of the inadequacy
through overloading of Bretons Farm Sewage Works.
It is expected that during the summer of 1968 these works
will be closed and the whole of the sewage and trade effluent
from Havering—other than that draining to the Bury Farm Sewage
Works—will be treated at the Riverside Sewage Works of the
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