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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 1971
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Havering]
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Details of applications for improvement grants received during the year 1971 under Section I of the Housing Act 1969 are given in the following table:—
| (A) Standard | Owner/Occ upiers | Tenanted | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | Standard | |||||
| 5 point | 3 point | 5 point | 3 point | |||
| 1. | Number of Applications Received | 231 | - | 21 | - | |
| 2. | ,, ,, ,,Approved | 111 | - | 17 | - | |
| 3. | Number of dwellings improved | 140 | - | - | - | |
| 4. | Amount paid in grants | £17,299.00 | ||||
| 5. | Average grant per house | £ 126.27 | ||||
| 6. | Number of amenities provided (a) | Fixed bath/shower | 61 | |||
| (b) | Wash hand basin | 91 | ||||
| (C) | Hot water supply (to any fittings) | 103 | ||||
| (d) | Water closet within dwelling | 102 | ||||
| (e) | A sink | 5 | ||||
| 7. | Number of bathrooms added | 30 | ||||
| (B) | Discretionary | Owner/Occupiers | Tenanted | |||
| 1. | Number of Applications Received | 71 | 1 | |||
| 2. | ,, ,, ,,Approved | 51 | 5 | |||
| 3. | Number of dwellings improved | 65 | - | |||
| 4 . | Amount paid in grants | £25,915.00 | ||||
| 5. | Average grant per house | £498 37 | ||||
The above-mentioned applications necessitated some 601
visits by members of the Public Health Inspectorate, each visit
requiring full liaison with members of the Building Inspectorate.
The following table gives details of the number of applications for qualification certificates received during the year: —
| Sn. 45 —Qualification Certificates | ||
|---|---|---|
| (a) applications: | received — | 665 |
| (b) | granted — | 358 |
| refused — | 4 | |
| (d) appeals: | (i) allowed — | Nil |
| (ii) disallowed — | Nil |