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Visits are also made and preliminary advice given to owners concerning
proposed improvement and conversion schemes.
The number of inspections relating to applications for Improvement
Grants during the year totalled 98•
CERTIFICATES OF DISREPAIR
During 1956, 17 applications were received from tenants for the
issue of Certificates of Disrepair under the provisions of the
Housing (Repairs and Rents) Act, 1954. Two of these applications
were refused, the conditions at the premises concerned not being
sufficiently serious to warrant the issue of a Certificate.
Four applications were received from owners for the revocation
of Certificates of Disrepair, of which three were granted, the
Health Committee being satisfied that in each case all the work
listed on the Certificate had been satisfactorily carried out. The
remaining application was refused as the work had not been completed
satisfactorily.
Three Certificates of Disrepair were also issued to tenants
under the provisions of the Rent and Mortgage Interest (Restrictions)
Acts, the houses concerned not being in a reasonable state of
repair.
SLUM CLEARANCE
CLEARANCE AREAS
During 1956 further substantial progress was made by the
Council in its slum clearance programme. Details of the work
carried out during the year are as follows:-
Samuel Street (No. 1) Area: (55 houses). This area comprises
the following dwelling houses:-
71-83 (odd) Samuel Street
87-119 (odd) Samuel Street
129-141 (odd) Samuel Street
71-113 (odd) Frances Street
The Clearance Order was made by the Council in May, 1956.
Samuel Street (No. 2) Orders (47 houses). This Order was made
by the Council in May 1956 following my representation and comprises
the following houses:-
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