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Public Health Acts
Number of houses in which defects were remedied after
service of formal notices:—
(a) by owners 2
(b) by local authority in default of owners
Housing Act, 1957
Number of houses made fit after service of formal notices
(Sections 9 and 16):—
(a) by owners 4
(b) by local authority in default of owners
Rent Act, 1957—Certificates of Disrepair
Applications for Certificates of Disrepair and for the
cancellation thereof were received as set out below, together
with the action taken:—
No. of applications for certificates 40
No. of decisions not to issue certificates 27
No. of certificates issued 18
No. of undertakings given by landlords to remedy
defects 23
No. of undertakings refused by local authority 2
No. of applications for cancellation of certificates 14
No. of certificates cancelled 6
Overcrowding
Ten cases of overcrowding were found and reported to
the Public Health Committee. Most of the cases concerned
housing applicants and they were referred to the Housing
Committee for special consideration. Four known cases of
overcrowding were abated during the year.
Moveable Dwellings
Public Health control of moveable dwellings in the area
is effected by means of the Middlesex County Council Acts,
1944-1956 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.