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Rent Act, 1957
The following is a summary of the action taken by the Council
during 1962 under the Rent Act, 1957:—
Part I—Applications for Certificates of Disrepair
(1) Number of applications for certificates nil
(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 nil
(b) in respect of all defects nil
(4) Number of undertakings given by landlords
under paragraph 5 of the First Schedule nil
(5) Number of Certificates issued nil
Part II—Applications for Cancellation of Certificates
(7) Applications by landlords to Local Authority for
cancellation of certificates 3
(8) Objections by tenants to cancellation of certificates
nil
(9) Decisions by Local Authority to cancel in spite
of tenants' objections nil
(10) Certificates cancelled by Local Authority 3
Housing Applications
Visits by the Public Health Inspectors to applicants for housing
accommodation and the preparation of reports as to living conditions
have continued in 1962. The number of visits for this purpose
was 82, as against 66 in 1961.
The close liaison between the Public Health Department and
the Housing Department has been maintained in 1962, as in
previous years. On many occasions I have been asked by the
Town Clerk to advise as to the degree of urgency on medical
grounds with reference to particular applications.
Food Hygiene
Undoubtedly in the past few years, improvement has taken
place in food hygiene standards in food premises generally throughout
the Borough. To some extent, it is true to say that this has
been dictated by modern trends in food trading. It is also true
to say, however, that, to an extent, it has resulted from work done
by the Public Health Inspectors in implementing the requirements
of the Food Hygiene Regulations.
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