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Walthamstow 1958

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Walthamstow]

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(1) Number of applications for certificates 341
(10 withdrawn)
(2) Number of decisions not to issue certificates 3
(3) Number of decisions to issue certificates—
(a) in respect of some but not all defects 220
(b) in respect of all defects 108
(4) Number of undertakings given by landlords under
paragraph 5 of the First Schedule 247
(5) Number of undertakings refused by Local Authority
under proviso to paragraph 5 of the First Schedule Nil
(6) Number of certificates issued 181
Part II.—Applications for Cancellation of Certificates—
(7) Applications by landlords to Local Authority for
cancellation of certificates 65
(1 under 1954 Act)
(8) Objections by tenants to cancellation of certificates 19
(9) Decisions by Local Authority to cancel in spite of
tenants' objection 1
(10) Certificates cancelled by Local Authority 44
(3 under 1954 Act)
Housing Act, 1936, Section 62.
Applications for "permitted number" were received from
landlords and Certificates issued during the year respecting fourteen
lettings.
Local Land Charges
Enquiries relating to outstanding sanitary notices were dealt
with in 1,862 cases.
D.—HOUSING
Statistics
The Borough Architect, Engineer and Surveyor, F. G. Southgate,
Esq., A.R.I.B.A., A.M.T.P.I., has kindly contributed the
following in regard to statistics and improvement grants:—

Houses completed by the Local Authority

1958
Hoe Street Ward28 Flats
St. James Street Ward
Higham Hill Ward32 Flats
High Street Ward12 Flats2 Houses
Hale End Ward69 Flats1 House
Wood Street Ward87 Flats
TOTAL228 Flats3 Houses