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Basement at 3, Hermon Hill. An unusual request, by the local
branch of Toc H, was made to the Public Health Committee
for permission to use the basement rooms as a meeting place for
that organisation. Permission was granted subject to works being
executed to remedy the dampness. This basement was the subject of
a closing order.
42 to 54, Victoria Road, E.18. At the end of the year a request was
received from the Housing Committee for a report on these houses.
Details will be given in the report for 1960.
Section 9— Work in default.
It was necessary to obtain tenders for work of repair to one house—
126, West Grove, Woodford Green. For various reasons, i.e., illness,
etc., it was not possible to do the work in 1959.
Rent Act, 1957.
The number of applications fell considerably during 1959, the
number being 7; a contrast with the figure of 49 for the year 1958
and 46 for 1957.
Other figures in connection with this Act are set out in the following
table— the figures for 19.58 being in brackets:
Part I— Applications for Certificates of Disrepair.
1. Number of applications for Certificates 7 (49)
2. Number of decisions not to issue Certificates Nil (Nil)
3. Number of decisions to issue Certificates (Form J) 8 (46)
(a) in respect of some but not all defects 6 (37)
(b) in respect of all defects 2 (9)
4. Number of undertakings given by landlord (Form K) 4 (30)
5. Number of undertakings refused by local authority Nil (Nil)
6. Number of Certificates issued (Form L) 4 (26)
Part II— Applications for cancellation of Certificates
7. Applications by landlords to local authority for cancellation
of Certificates (Form M) 15 (17)
8. Objections by tenants to cancellation of Certificates 5 (10)
9. Decisions by local authority to cancel in spite of
tenants' objections 2 ( 3)
10. Certificates cancelled by local authority 10 (12)
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