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Willesden 1958

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Willesden]

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Table: Table 29Housing Defects

Table 29

Housing Defects

19581957
Premises inspected on complaint2,6332,657
For infectious diseases676338
Others212195
Under special survey-—
Total number of premises inspected3,5213,190
No. of inspections and re-inspections11,86412,558

Table: Table 30Notices served under Public Health Act, 1936 and Housing Act, 1957

Table 30

Notices served under Public Health Act, 1936 and Housing Act, 1957

Intimation notices served1,1401,208
Intimation notices complied with1,1791,277
Statutory notices served (Public Health Act, 1936)1,062956
Statutory notices complied with (Public Health Act, 1936)1,041957
Statutory notices served (Housing Act, 1957)1029
Statutory notices complied with (Housing Act, 1957)1769
Non-compliance with statutory notices referred to Town Clerk (Public Health Act, 1936,†165147
Referred to the Borough Engineer for work to be carried out in default of owners*219182
*128 work done by Borough Engineer.
†Details of cases referred to the Town Clerk during year : —
Work carried out7271
Work in hand1—
Court orders obtained3922
Summonses withdrawn—notices complied with3635
(9)(4)
Proceedings pending815
Total165147
(The figures in brackets are the notices withdrawn and reserved)

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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