[Report 1971] / Medical Officer of Health, Belper (Union) R.D.C.

  • Belper (England). Rural District Council.
Date:
1971
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Credit: [Report 1971] / Medical Officer of Health, Belper (Union) R.D.C. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    HOUSING ACT, I969 - PART III Qualification Certificates Below arc detailed the total number of Qualification Certificates and Provisional Certificates issued during the year. Improvement Cases No. of applications for qualification certificates under g Section 44 (2) under consideration at end of the year. No. of certificates of provisional a]:>proved issued. 13 No. of qualification certificates issued under Section 46 (3) 7 Standard amenities already provided No. of applications for qualification certificates under Section 44 (l) under consideration at end of the year. No. of qualification certificates issued under Section 45 (2) in respect of: (i) dwellings with rateable value of £90 or more in Greater London or £60 or more elsewhere (ii) dwellings with rateable value of £60 to less than £90 in Greater London or of £40 to less than £60 elsewhere. (iii) dwellings with rateable value of less than £60 in Greater London or less than £40 elsewhere No. of qualification certificates refused 7 Exemption for low-income tenants from Section 54 No. of certificates issued under Section 55« During 1971 no applications were received for Certificates of Disrepair. No applications for cancellation of Certificates were received. SCRAP METAL DEALERS ACT. 1964 There are 14 scrap metal dealers on the register required to be kept by the local authority. THE NOISE ABATEMENT ACT, 1960 A number of complaints regarding noise from several sources v/ere received during the year. A proven nuisance can be dealt with under the nuisance sections of the Public Health Act, 193^, but the interpretation of what constitutes a nuisance from noise is difficult to define. The effect on one complainant is not usually taken to be a public nuisance, and in such cases the only advice which can be given is to resort to common law and appl} for an injunction. The Inspectors do, however, very often obtain an improvement by the informal action of approach and advice.