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Rent and Mortgage Interest (Restriction) Acts 1920 and 1923.
The number of certificates granted under the Increase of
Rent and Mortgage Interest (Restriction) Acts during the year
was 11. In 10 cases the work required on the notice was carried
out without action being taken. In 2 cases certificates were applied
for but were not granted, the application in one instance
being withdrawn, and in the other case it was found that the
tenant was liable for repairs. Under Section 5 of the Rent and
Mortgage Interest (Restriction) Act, 1923, it is not now necessary
for the tenant to take proceedings at the County Court,
but a copy of the certificate must be served on the landlord,
who may, if the work is completed satisfactorily, obtain a certificate
to this effect from the Sanitary Authority on payment of
one shilling.
London County Council (General Powers) Act, 1904.
During the year attention was drawn by the Medical Officer
(Education) of the London County Council to 111 homes in the
Borough from which children were attending school in a verminous
condition, asking that steps be taken to deal with them under the above Act.

The verminous bedding and clothing were taken to the disinfecting
station and steamed, and the verminous rooms fumigated
and, where necessary, notices were served upon the owners
to cleanse and strip the rooms if vermin was afterwards found
present.