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Part II - Applications for Cancellation of Certificates
(7) Applications by landlords to Local Authority for cancellation of certificates - 85
(8) Objections by tenants to cancellation of certificates - 20
(9) Decisions by Local Authority to cancel in spite of tenants objection - 8
(10) Certificates cancelled by Local Authority - 63
Applications for Certificates as to the Remedying of Defects
(a) By Landlords - 89
(b) By Tenants - 48
It was found that in respect of 79 applications all necessary repairs had been effected,
and that in 51 cases some work still required to be done. The remaining 7 applications
were outstanding at the end of the year.
The above table shows the position as at 31st December, 1958. At this time 6
applications included in the total of 459 were waiting for inspections to be carried out and
reports made to the January Health Committee.
21 applications were withdrawn by the applicants before submission to Committee,
repairs having been completed in most instances.
Also, since 3 weeks had not elapsed since the December Health Committee, 16 applications,
already the subject of decisions to issue certificates, were awaiting the receipt of undertakings
from landlords, the Certificates of Disrepair for those applications without undertakings
being issued in January, 1959, and not therefore included in this report.
Conversely, Certificates of Disrepair issued in January, 1958 were in respect of
applications shown in the return for 1957.
HOUSES VISITED BY PUBLIC HEALTH INSPECTORS. PUKING THE YEAH
The number of houses visited on complaint and by house to house visitation was 4,965
and, as a result of these visitations, 2,073 Intimation Notices and 1,107 Statutory Notices
were served and 112 summonses were issued in respect of non-compliance.
SUMMARY OF DEFECTS REMEDIED - 1958
Notices complied with -
Intimation Notices 2,06l
Statutory Notices 1,117
Dwelling Houses
Roofs Repaired. 818
External walls and chimney stacks repaired. 169
Gutters and spouts repaired or renewed. 592
Dampness remedied. 777
Internal walls and ceilings repaired. 646
Rooms cleansed or redecorated. 7
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