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Rent and Mortgage Interest Restrictions Acts,
During the year, 94 applications were received from
occupiers for certificates stating that premises were not in
a reasonable state of repair: 87 were granted and 7 refused.
63 applications were received from owners for revocation
certificates: 41 were granted and 22 refused.
261 visits were made by Inspectors in connection with
these applications.
Rodent Control.
"Warfarin" is proving to be a very useful rodenticide
and is being used wherever suitable circumstances permit.
During the year 7,999 properties were inspected, including
dwellings and business premises. £1,079 was recovered from
occupiers of business premises. Further statistics are set
out on page 51 .
Shops.
During the year, 312 inspections were made under the
Shops Act, 1950, and 8 Notices were served in respect of
sanitary accommodation. The number of premises in the
Borough covered by the provisions of the Act is 2,508.
No applications were received for exemption from complying
with sanitary accommodation requirements.
Smoke Abatement.
The number of complaints of smoke nuisance received
during the year was 52 and the number of observations kept
was 100.
Water Supply.
The whole of the Borough is supplied with water by the
Metropolitan Water Board, which is the authority responsible
for its purity. Quantity and quality of water supplied by
the Board during the year have been satisfactory, and no
complaints were received.
All premises in the Borough are supplied individually
direct from public water mains, with the exception of two
places which are supplied by means of a common standpipe.
The number of instances where water supply to premises
in the Borough was repaired or reinstated totalled 175, and
the Metropolitan Water Board was notified on 70 occasions of
premises where wastage of water was taking place.
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