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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.
No. of applications for certificates 5
No. of decisions not to issue certificates 4
No. of certificates issued 1
No. of undertakings given by landlords to
remedy defects 4
No. of undertakings refused by local authority —
No. of applications for cancellation of certificates
4
No. of certificates cancelled 6
Overcrowding
Two cases of overcrowding were found and reported to
the Public Health Committee and two known cases of overcrowding
were abated during the year.
Moveable Dwellings
Since the operation of the Caravan Sites and Control
of Development Act, 1960 which is largely a planning
measure and so far as the control of caravans is concerned
supersedes the general public health control, the control
of caravans has been exercised by the Engineer and Surveyor's
Department. With the reduction in available "pulling
on" sites the gipsy type caravan dweller has been far less
apparent than at one time.
Food Premises
Regular inspections of all types of food premises were
continued, more particular attention being given to premises
where food was prepared.
There have been undoubtedly, big improvements in
food handling since the operation of the Food Hygiene Regulations,
particularly with regard to wrapping and packaging,
but standards still fall far short of what they should be.
The public by and large however seem to be satisfied, or
at least they do not make their disapproval known. It is
very seldom a complaint is made to the department about
the condition of food premises or the way food is handled.
Six complaints were made with regard to foreign matter
in food and two regarding dirty milk bottles. After investigation
warnings were given to the companies concerned.
Shops
All shops were regularly inspected, the department
administering the whole of the provisions of the Shops Act,