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Leyton 1954
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Leyton]
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Overcrowding.
Section 61 of the Housing Act, 1936 empowers the Local Authority,
having regard to the existence of exceptional circumstances, to grant a
licence authorising the occupier of a dwelling-house to permit to sleep in the
house such number of persons in excess of the permitted number as may be
specified in the licence.
An application was received from a resident in the Borough for licence
to permit overcrowding to the extent of ½ unit, in order to accommodate
her son and his family for approximately two months until such time as the
Army Authorities provide married quarters for them. The licence was
granted for a period of six months.
Housing Repairs and Rents Act, 1954.
The undermentioned return giving details of action taken as a result of applications received under Section 26 (i) of Part II of the above Act was submitted to the Ministry of Housing and Local Government in compliance with Circular No. 53/54.
| , | Number of Applications for Certificates of Disrepair | Number Granted | Number Refused | Number of Applications for Revocation of Certificates of Disrepair | Number Granted | Number Refused |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dwelling-houses which have been the subject of a notice of repairs increase of rent under Part II of the 1954 Act | 75 | 74 | I | 31 | 28 (3 pending) | Nil |
No applications were received in respect of dwelling-houses which have
not been the subject of a notice of repairs increase of rent under the 1954
Act, or in respect of which permitted increases of rent are recoverable under
Section II (i) (c) and (d) of the Increase of Rent and Mortgage Interest
(Restrictions) Act, 1920.
Proposed Redevelopment Areas—Preliminary Surveys.
576 Visits were made in connection with preliminary surveys of a
number of outworn areas in the Borough considered suitable for clearance
and redevelopment under the Housing and Town Planning Acts. Attention
is also drawn to the joint report by the Medical Officer of Health and Chief
Sanitary Inspector on Future Housing Development (page 34).
Public Health Acts.
Details are given hereunder of action taken under the provisions of the
Public Health Acts as a result of complaints received and routine inspections
of the district.
Houses inspected 1,780
Inspections made for the purpose 9,579
Houses found not reasonably fit for habitation 955