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Housing Act, 1936
Number of houses made fit after service of formal notices
(Sections 9, 10, 11 and 16): —
(a) by owners 7
(b) by local authority in default of owners –
Housing—Improvement Grants
Very few enquiries with regard to Improvement Grants
were received and in accordance with a previous decision, no
grants were made.
Housing Repairs and Rents Act, 1954—Disrepair Certificates
No applications for disrepair certificates were received.
One application for the revocation of a certificate was
made and this was granted.
Overcrowding
Little statutory overcrowding came to the notice of the
department. The Council's housing points scheme made special
provision for any applicant who was overcrowded, but in view
of the reducing numbers of houses available, cases of overcrowding
found in the future may require to be given particular
consideration.
Moveable Dwellings
Public Health control of moveable dwellings in the area is
effected by means of Section 345 of the Middlesex County
Council Act as amended by the 1950 Act and by byelaws.
The consent of the Council is required to the placing or
keeping of any moveable dwelling used or intended to be used
as the sole or principal means of habitation for more than three
months in any year. During the year 18 applications for consent
were received, 12 were refused and a limited consent given in
the other 6 cases. Action was taken to secure the removal of
27 caravans in respect of the use of which no consent had been
given.
It has been the Council's policy for many years not to
allow the use of caravans in the area as permanent dwellings.
There is no doubt that, but for this policy, which has been
pursued effectively, there would now be a large population of
caravan dwellers.