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
1958 | 1957 | |
---|---|---|
Premises inspected on complaint | 2,633 | 2,657 |
For infectious diseases | 676 | 338 |
Others | 212 | 195 |
Under special survey | - | — |
Total number of premises inspected | 3,521 | 3,190 |
No. of inspections and re-inspections | 11,864 | 12,558 |
Table 30
Notices served under Public Health Act, 1936 and Housing Act, 1957
Intimation notices served | 1,140 | 1,208 |
Intimation notices complied with | 1,179 | 1,277 |
Statutory notices served (Public Health Act, 1936) | 1,062 | 956 |
Statutory notices complied with (Public Health Act, 1936) | 1,041 | 957 |
Statutory notices served (Housing Act, 1957) | 10 | 29 |
Statutory notices complied with (Housing Act, 1957) | 17 | 69 |
Non-compliance with statutory notices referred to Town Clerk (Public Health Act, 1936, | †165 | 147 |
Referred to the Borough Engineer for work to be carried out in default of owners | *219 | 182 |
*128 work done by Borough Engineer. | ||
†Details of cases referred to the Town Clerk during year : — | ||
Work carried out | 72 | 71 |
Work in hand | 1 | — |
Court orders obtained | 39 | 22 |
Summonses withdrawn—notices complied with | 36 | 35 |
(9) | (4) | |
Proceedings pending | 8 | 15 |
Total | 165 | 147 |
(The figures in brackets are the notices withdrawn and reserved) |
Table 31
Rent Act, 1957
Certificates of Disrepair
Applications (Form I) received and investigated 243
Agreed and proposal to issue Certificate of Disrepair (Form J) served 237
Refused 6
Undertakings (Form K) received from landlords 170
Accepted 166
Refused 4
Certificates of Disrepair (Form L) issued 95
Applications received for cancellation of Certificates of Disrepair (Form M) 73
Granted 57
Refused 16