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(c) (i) Number of cases of overcrowding abated during
the year l
(ii) Number of new cases of overcrowding relieved
during the year Nil
(iii) Number of persons concerned in such cases Nil
(d) Particulars of any cases in which dwelling houses have
again become overcrowded after the local authority
have taken steps for the abatement of overcrowding Nil
5. Rent Act, 1957
This Act came into operation on the 6th July, 1957, and replaced
the Housing Repairs and Rents Act, 1954. The object of that part of
the Act, that imposes duties on the Health Department, is to permit
owners of controlled properties to increase the rents to a sum equal to
twice the gross rateable value providing the house is kept in a satisfactory
state of repair.
During the year the Public Health Inspectors made 121 ispections
in connection with the requirements of the Act. These inspections
dealt with applications for Certificates of Disrepair, check'rig Undertakings
made by owners, and inspecting the works carried out to remedy
the defects and disrepair.
The following is a summary of the matters dealt with during the
year:—
Number of applications for Certificates 13
Number of certificates issued 13
Number of Certificates cancelled 7
Number of Undertakings accepted 9
Number of applications for Certificates as to remedying
of defects, "Form O" 5
Number of Certificates as to remedying of defects:—
Granted " Form P " 3
Refused 2