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Heston and Isleworth 1963
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Heston and Isleworth]
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(4) Particulars of any case in which dwelling-houses
have again become overcrowded after the Local
Authority have taken steps for the abatement of
overcrowding
5. OTHER MATTERS:
(1) Number of dwelling-houses demolished voluntarily 5
(2) Number of dwelling-houses demolished following
issue of certificates of unfitness 15
(3) Certificates of Disrepair:
Number of decisions not to issue certificates
Number of decisions to issue certificates -
(a) in respect of some but not all defects 2
(b) in respect of all defects 4
Number of undertakings given by landlords to remedy
defects (Form 'K') 3
Number of certificates issued 3
Number of applications by landlords to Local
Authority for cancellation of certificates 3
Number of objections by tenants to cancellation
of Certificates
Number of certificates cancelled 1
(4) At the end of the year, the following 5 houses, subject to Demolition or Closing Orders or to undertakings not to relet till rendered fit were still occupied:
| Situation | Date of Demolition Order or Undertaking |
|---|---|
| 165, Martindale Road, Hounslow | 25.7.50 |
| 10, Ivy Road, Hounslow | 28.7.55 |
| 38, Haliburton Road, Isleworth | 29.5.56 |
| 150, Linkfield Road, Isleworth | 26.3. 63 |
| 38B, Bulstrode Road, Hounslow | 24.9.63 |
All these houses are incapable of being made fit at a reasonable cost and in each
case the owner has had full opportunity to submit to the Council any proposals for their
retention and to object to the action taken by the Council.
The Housing Department is kept informed of adverse housing conditions coming to
the notice of the Health Department and assistance is given in the assessment of applications
for re-housing where priority on medical grounds is claimed.
During the year the Council approved expenditure as under:-
(a) advances of £601,080 for house purchase under the Housing
(Financial Provisions) Acts, 1958 and 1959 in relation to
237 houses.
(b) improvement grants of £9,112 under section 30 of the Housing
(Financial Provisions) Act, 1958 in relation to 35 houses.
(c) repairs loans of £7,862 under the Housing (Financial Provisions)
Acts, 1958 and 1959 in relation to 30 houses.
(d) repair costs of £372 12. Od. under section 9 of the Housing Act,
1957 for work in default in relation to one house.
(e) standard grants of £3,225 under Section 4 of the House Purchase
and Housing Act, 1959 in relation to 34 houses.
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