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Surbiton 1964
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Surbiton]
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RENT ACT, 1957
This Act, together with its accompanying Regulations has
been in operation since 6th July, 1957.
The Council has delegated to the Public Health Committee its
powers relating to Certificates of Disrepair, and this materially
helps in dealing with applications in an expeditious manner which
is so important in common fairness to the parties concerned.
The position up to the end of the year is shown in the following summary
| 6th July to 31st Dec.1957 | 1958 | 1959 | 1960 | 1961 | 1962 | 1963 | 1964 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. No of applications for Certificates of Disrepair (Form I) | 61 | 56 | 25 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 2 |
| 2. No. of decisions not to issue Certificates i | 3 | 1 | 1 | Nil | 1 | Nil | - | 1 |
| | 3- No. of decisions to issue Certificates (a) in respect of some but not all defects listed by tenants. | 40 | 36 | | 16 | 5 j | 4 | 2 | 5 | - |
| (b) in respect of all defects listed. | 12 | 13 | 8 | Nil | 3 | 3 | — | — |
| |4. No. of undertakings to remedy defects given by landlords under paragraph 5 of the First Schedule (Form k) | 27 | 34 | 19 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 4 | |
| 5. No. of such undertakings refused by Council. i | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 6. No. of notices of proposal to issue a Certificate of Disrepair served (Form J.) | 52 | 57 | 25 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 5 | - |
| 7. No. of Certificates of Disrepair issued (Form L.) | 10 | 32 | 5 | 1 | - | 2 | - | - |
| 8. No. of applications by tenants under consideration at the end of the year (Form I.) | 6 | 1 | - | - | i 1 | - | - | - |
| 9. Applications by landlords to Local Authority for cancellation of Certificates (Form M.) | - | 16 | 9 | 3 | 2 | - | - | - |