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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Stepney 1958
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Stepney]
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Table 6 (contd.)
Rent Act, 1957 - Certificates of. Disrepair.
| 1. | Applications for — Disrepair Certificates | 238 |
| Notices of Proposal to issue Certificates | 220 | |
| Applications withdrawn | 5 | |
| Undertakings accepted | 107 | |
| Certificate refused | 30 | |
| Certificate issued | 121 | |
| Certificate refused | 14 | |
| 2. | Applications for cancellation of Disrepair Certificates | 280 |
| Cancellations issued | 157 | |
| Cancellations refused | 89 |
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| Tents | Land-Lords | |
|---|---|---|
| 3. Applications for Certificates as to remedying of defects | 73 | 185 |
| Certificates issued- all defects remedied | 5 | 133 |
| Certificates issued - some defects remedied | 66 | 43 |
| Compaints: Total received at office | .. | 3245 |
| - of Smoke Nuisance received | .. | 31 |
| - of Noise Nuisance received | .. | 3 |
| Dangerous Structures: | .. | |
| No. premises notified to.District Surveyor | .. | 96 |
| Drains: No. premises notified to District Surveyor | .. | 1106 |
| No. found defective | .. | 76 |
| „No. of plans on which observations submitted | .. | 104 |
| Fireguards Tested: Electric heaters | .. | 5 |
| Land Charges: No. of premises reported upon | .. | 1905 |
| Pharmacy and Poisons: No. of samples taken | .. | 1 |
| Public Houses: No. of premises reported on to Licensing Justices | 63 | |
| Rag Flock and Other Filling Materials Act: No. of samples taken | 0 | |
| Trade Effluents: No. of samples taken | .. | 8 |
| Wastage of Water: No. of premises notified to | .. | 17 |