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Sutton 1965
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Sutton]
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RENT ACT. 1957.
The following details show the action which has been taken during the
years
| Part I - Application for Certificate of Disrepair | |
| (l) Number of applications for certificates | 3 |
| (2) Number of decisions not to issue certificates | Nil |
| (3) Number of decisions to issue certificates (a) in respect of some but not all defects | 3 |
| (b) in respect of all defects | — |
| (4) Number of undertakings given by landlords under paragraph 5 of the First Schedule | 2 |
| (5) Number of undertakings refused by Local Authority under proviso to paragraph 5 of the First Schedule | Nil |
| (6) Number of certificates issued | 1 |
| Part II - Application for Cancellation of Certificates | |
| (7) Application by landlords to Local Authority for cancellation of certificates | Nil |
| (8) Objections by tenants to cancellation of certificates | Nil |
| (9) Decisions by Local Authority to cancel in spite of tenants' objection | Nil |
| (10) Certificates cancelled by Local Authority | Nil |
Houses in Multiple Occupation.
During the year an effort was made to co-ordinate the work commenced in the
constituent Authorities and to survey the area with a view to complete inspection
all houses found to be occupied by several families. To achieve uniformity the
Council agreed standards for this class of accommodation to replace the three
differing standards previously in use.
Thirty-one houses were inspected and informal notices were served relating
to twenty-three. In thirteen cases the notices were either complied with or
rendered unnecessary by demolition of the houses or reduction in the number of
families.
At the end of the year an additional assistant was appointed to facilitate
the survey and inspections.
Housing Act, 1957 - Part IV (Overcrowding).
All known cases of overcrowding were reviewed during the year and as a result
sixteen dwellings were found to be still overcrowded, involving seventeen families
with eighty-three equivalent adults in occupation.
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