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Local authorities will be required to submit a programme of slum clearance
and to this end preliminary surveys have already taken place. It is
anticipated that some 2,000 houses will be included.
The provisions of the Bill relating to rent increases have been received
with mixed feelings and it remains to be seen whether wholesale applications
will be forthcoming for certificates of repair,
Tottenham Corporation Act, 1952
The provisions of the Tottenham Corporation Act 1952, relating to sanitation
and buildings have been used as and when the necessity has arisen. The
provisions relating to stopped up drains (Section 36) and defective premises
(Section 43) have proved most valuable
In the case of the latter it has been possible to deal with urgent roof
repair with a minimum of delay. Section 43 has also proved its usefulness in
provoking early action on the part of owners who would otherwise take advantage
of the delay under the Public Health Act.
Public Health Act, 1936
Continued use has been made of the provisions of the Public Health Act,
1936, relating to specific matters such as defective public sewers (Section 24)
drains (Section 39) and water closets (Section 45) and for dealing with
nuisances
The nuisance Sections 90/94 are used in dealing with complaints relating
to old properties where use of the Housing Act, 1936 is inadvisable. In such
cases failure to comply with the notice does not enable the Council to carry
out the work in default, and recourse to the Magistrates Court is necessary to
secure an prder for the abatement of the nuisance, Sunmonses were issued in
2d cases where the owners failed to conply with abatement notices.
Public Health Act, 1936 Section 154
On two occasions during the year dealers were reported by the Police to
have been seen giving toys to children in exchange for rags. In both cases
the offenders were prosecuted in the first case a fine of £1 and 10/6 costs
were imposed and in the second the penalty was £3 and 2 guineas costs.
Rag Flock and other Filling Materials Act, 1951
At the 31st December 1953, one establishment was licenced for the manufacture
of rag flock and 24 premises registered for the use of filling materials