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Standard Amenities already Provided
4. No. of applications for qualification certificates under
Section 44(1) under consideration at end of period 588
5. No. of qualification certificates issued under Section 45(2)
in respect of:
(1) dwellings with rateable value of £90 or more in
Greater London or of £60 or more elsewhere 1,027
(2) dwellings with rateable value of £60 to less than £90
in Greater London or of £40 to less than £60 elsewhere 495
(3) dwellings with rateable value of less than £60 in
Greater London or less than £40 elsewhere 12
Exemption for Low Income Tenants from Section 54
6. No. of certificates issued under Section 55 Nil
Overcrowding
The number of known cases of statutory overcrowding on the 31st
December was 4, three fewer than on the 31st December, 1970.
During the year 6 new cases were added to the register, while over
the same period 9 cases of overcrowding were abated. Two of these as a
result of re-housing by the Council and seven by other means.
Of the 4 cases on the register two involved families living in rooms
and in the other two cases the overcrowding resulted from married
children living at home with parents.
SMOKE CONTROL
Smoke Control Order No. 21 became operative on the 1st July, 1971
the date having been postponed for six months because of difficulties
envisaged in the supply of solid smokeless fuels during the winter of
1970/71. Two further Orders, Nos. 22 and 23, also became operative
during the year and an acreage of 6,787 with some 46,724 premises
including 43,977 dwellings, is now affected. This represents approximately
64% of the total number of dwellings in the Borough. The confirmation
of two more Orders by the Department of the Environment, to come into
operation during 1972 which affect 7,430 dwellings will bring the percentage
up to 74%.
The staff engaged on the survey and inspection of premises made
3,271 visits during the year, and also issued Certificates to enable householders
to claim grants following the inspection of completed work of
adaptation to the value of £42,847 in some 506 dwellings.