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Application for Cancellation of Certificates
No. of applications by landlords to Local Authority for cancellation
of certificates 8
(One application also outstanding from previous year)
No. of objections by tenants to cancellation of certificates 7
No. of decisions by Local Authority to cancel in spite of
tenants' objections 5
No. of certificates cancelled by Local Authority 6
No. of applications outstanding at end of year 1
Very little use now appears to be made by tenants of this procedure to secure
the execution of repairs under the Rent Act, 1957.
Overcrowding
The following report on overcrowding for the year ending 31st December 1960 was
submitted to the Ministry of Health as required by the Public Health Officers Regulations,
1959.
(a) Number of dwellings known to be overcrowded at end of year 10
Number of families dwelling therein 10
Number of persons dwelling therein 50
Equivalent number of persons dwelling therein (Section 77 Housing
Act, 1957) 40
(b) Number of new cases of overcrowding reported 10
(c) Number of cases of overcrowding relieved 12
Number of persons concerned 60
Equivalent number of persons concerned (Section 77 Housing Act,
1957) 45&
(d) Cases in which dwelling-houses in respect of which Local Authority
has taken steps for abatement of overcrowding and have again
become overcrowded Nil
(e) Other particulars with respect to conditions in relation to
crowding upon which Medical Officer of Health considers it desirable
to report - It is very unlikely that the above represents
the entire extent of the overcrowding in the Borough but they
represent the only cases known to the Department. These cases
were brought to our notice either by tenants seeking to improve
their "points" position on the Council's housing application list
or by owners endeavouring to secure possession of their properties
on the grounds that they were overcrowded.
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