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(4) Number of Undertakings given by landlords
under paragraph 5 of the First Schedule 4
(5) Number of Certificates issued nil
Part II—Applications for Cancellation of Certificates
(6) Applications by landlords to Local Authority
for cancellation of certificates 5
(7) Objections by tenants to cancellation of Certificates
3
(8) Decisions by Local Authority to cancel in spite
of tenants' objections nil
(9) Certificates cancelled by Local Authority 2
Housing Applications
Visits by the Public Health Inspectors to applicants for housing
accommodation and the preparation of reports as to living conditions
were continued in 1963. The number of visits for this purpose was
83 as against 82 in 1962.
The close liaison between the Public Health Department and
the Housing Department has been maintained in 1963, as in previous
years. From time to time 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
As in previous years, considerable attention has been given by
the Public Health Inspectors to the storage, distribution and sale
of food at the various food premises in the Borough. For this
purpose, the Inspectors made 626 visits to food premises during
1963. Generally speaking. the standard of food hygiene maintained
by the food traders is good. Arising out of these visits, however,
it was found necessary in 33 instances to require the occupiers of
food premises to remedy matters which were in contravention of
the Food Hygiene Regulations. In all cases, I am pleased to be
able to report the matters were attended to without recourse by
the Council to legal proceedings.
Legal proceedings, however, were instituted by the Council
under the Food and Drugs Act 1955, in respect of the following
offence:
Sale of loaf containing a surgical Firm fined £15 plus
dressing £3 3s. Od. costs
18