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The conditions for obtaining a grant are not onerous and
it is to be hoped that advantage will be taken to equip many
of the older but sound houses with these necessary amenities.
Twenty-one applications were received and sixteen had been
approved by the end of the year.
Rent Act, 1957—Certificates of Disrepair
Applications for Certificates of Disrepair and for the cancellation
thereof were received and dealt with as set out below.
The figures show a considerable reduction as compared with
the previous year. It is rather surprising how few tenants,
despite increases in rents, took advantage of the opportunities
afforded them under the Act to secure repairs.
No. of applications for certificates 8
No. of decisions not to issue certificates 3
No. of certificates issued 3
No. of undertakings given by landlords to remedy
defects 3
No. of undertakings refused by local authority —
No. of applications for cancellation of certificates 9
No. of certificates cancelled 11
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 consideration. Thirteen 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.
It has been the Council's policy for many years to deter
the use of caravans in the area as permanent dwellings.
During the year five applications for consent were
received. In one case consent was given for a period of six
months, in two others it was refused and in two cases decisions
were deferred.
Action was taken which secured the removal of six other
moveable dwellings and the cessation of use of one caravan
in respect of the use of which no consent Had teen given. In