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Qualification Certificates
The provisions of the Housing Act 1969 in respect of the
issue of Qualification Certificates, and the relevant action required,
and taken, by the Department were very fully described
in last year's report and it is perhaps sufficient to record that
work on similar lines has continued throughout 1971. During the
year 378 applications were made, 352 certificates were issued, and
103 applications were refused, thus bringing the overall totals
since 1969 to—1,171 Applications received, 674 Certificates issued
and 245 Certificates refused. In 167 instances owners were required
to carry out items of repair before the issue of Certificates
could be approved, the variety and extent of the items being as
follows:—
Baths 9
Brickwork and Pointing 12
Ceilings 13
Doors 42
Electric Wiring 10
Fireplaces and Boilers 22
Fences and Gates 28
Gutters and Downpipes 41
Manhole Covers 3
Floors, damp and defective 18
Paintwork, External 53
Plaster-Walls 16
Skirting Board 10
Paving 14
Roofs 15
Rendering 6
Sink Wastes 11
Sinks 2
Stairs, defective 8
Steps 10
Tiling 16
Windows, frames 93
putties 61
cills 13
ill fitting 64
glazing 33
sashcords 26
reveal 4
Walls, damp and defective 39