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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
Barnes 1962
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Barnes]
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Table 24.— Rent Act, 1957.
Applications for Certificates of Disrepair.
| Period ended:— | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec. 1957. | Dec. 1958. | Dec. 1959 | Dec. . 1960. | Dec. 1961. | Dec. 1962. | |
| 1. No. of applications for Certificates | 44 | 31 | 16 | 8 | 1 | 2 |
| 2. No. of decisions not to issue Certificates | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 3. No. of decisions to issue Certificates: | 44 | 31 | 16 | 8 | 1 | 2 |
| (a) in respect of some but not all defects | 31 | 26 | 8 | 5 | - | - |
| (b) in respect of all defects | 13 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| 4. No. of undertakings given by landlords under para. 5 of the First Schedule | 24 | 21 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| 5. No. of undertakings refused by local authority under proviso to para. 5 of the First Schedule | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 6. No. of Certificates issued | 10 | 18 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Applications for Cancellation of Certificates. | ||||||
| Period ended:— | ||||||
| Dec. 1957. | Dec. 1958. | Dec. 1959 | Dec. . 1960. | Dec. 1961. | Dec. 1962. | |
| 7. Applications by landlords to local authority for cancellation of Certificates | 1 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 4 |
| 8. Objections by tenants to cancellation of Certificates | - | 6 | 5 | - | 3 | 1 |
| 9. Decisions by local authority to cancel in spite of tenant's objection | - | - | 2 | - | - | - |
| 10. Certificates cancelled by local authority | - | 8 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 3 |