Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Willesden]
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Table 29 Housing Defects
1957 | 1956 | |
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Premises inspected on complaint | 2,657 | 3,479 |
For infectious diseases | 338 | 604 |
Others | 195 | 27 |
Under special survey | — | 620 |
Total number of premises inspected | 3,190 | 4,730 |
No. of inspections and re-inspections | 12,558 | 19,548 |
Table 30
Notices served under Public Health Act, 1936 and Housing Act, 1957
Intimation notices served | 1,208 | 1,940 |
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Intimation notices complied with | 1,277 | 1,901 |
Statutory notices served (Public Health Act, 1936) | 956 | 1,395 |
Statutory notices complied with (Public Health Act, 1936) | 957 | 1,341 |
Statutory notices served (Housing Act, 1957) | 29 | 436 |
Statutory notices complied with (Housing Act, 1957) | 69 | 643 |
Non-compliance with statutory notices referred to Town Clerk (Public Health Act, 1936, sec. 93) | †147 | 268 |
Referred to the Borough Engineer for work to be carried out in default of owners | *182 | 331 |
* 102 work done by Borough Engineer. | ||
† Details of cases referred to the Town Clerk during year:— | ||
Work carried out | 71 | 122 |
Work in hand | — | 1 |
Court orders obtained | 22 | 35 |
Summonses withdrawn—notices complied with | 35 (4) | 72 (7) |
Proceedings pending | 15 | 31 |
Total | 147 | 268 |
(The figures in brackets are the notices withdrawn and reserved)
Table 31 Certificates of Disrepair
(a) Housing Repairs and Rents Act, 1954 | |
Applications received from tenants | 6 |
Number investigated | 6 |
Granted | 6 |
Applications for revocation certificates received from owners | 6 |
Granted | 5 |
Refused | 1 |
(b) Rent Act 1957 (date of operation 6th July, 1957) | |
Applications (Form I) received and investigated | 176 |
Agreed and proposal to issue Certificate of Disrepair (Form J) served | 174 |
Refused | 2 |
Undertakings (Form K) received from landlords | 84 |
Accepted | 83 |
Refused | 1 |
Certificates of Disrepair (Form L) issued | 33 |
Applications received for cancellation of Certificates of Disrepair (Form M) | 4 |
Granted | 3 |
Refused | 1 |