[Report 1963] / Medical Officer of Health, Cannock U.D.C.

  • Cannock (England). Urban District Council.
Date:
1963
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Credit: [Report 1963] / Medical Officer of Health, Cannock U.D.C. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Nuisances and other Maiters dea.lt T/ith Foul drains, v>n.ter closets, cesspools, sinlcs, urinals, ashpits.•••••»•.. Z] Accumulations of manure and other offensive matter 5 Defective T,vator closets and drains 35 D\velling-houses needing repair ....•••••»»• 72 GOIvIPIlin^TS ESCEIVED The nuDiber of complaints received by the Department in 1963 Viras 182. NONCES SERVED Infoimal Statutory’ Public Health Act, 1936, Sections 45 Statutory Public Healtli Act, 1936, Section 93 • eae ••oaotfoo* 9 9 e 158 3 15 RSNT ACT The foUcwing figures vrere submitted to the liinistry relating to applications for Certifica.tes of Disrepair in 1963* 1, Number of applica.tions for certificates •..e.eo».*o.o*9o.<>oot> 6 2g Nmiber of decisions not to issue certifLcates .oee.o.i>...o». - 3. Number of decisions to issue certificates o.oeoe.»os9»e..».o 6 (a) in respect of some but not all defects 6.»«>®....o.oogco.»e» 2 (■b) in respect of all defects eecoo.ooeoo.. 4 4» Number of undertakings given by landlords under paragraph 5 of the First Schedule ».»...a»a9.««.e>6»».eD9a». 2 5. N'omber of vmdertaldngs refused by Local Authority under proviso to paragraph 5 of the First Schedule ...o..* - 6. Number of certxfxcatcs xssued ..........o.oo.o...o...9.4 Applications for Cancellation of Certificates 7. 8. 9* 10. Applications by landlords to Local Authority for Cancellation of Certxficate ..............o®..9....................... Objections by tenants to cancellation of certifica.tes ...o®. Decision by Local Authority to cancel in spite of tenants objections o e ft • c a*ft ft«>ooftooo»oftO»* ftaft»»»oftftooot>oooftft ftftoftftft Certificates cancelled by Local Authority e.9.o....c>.o.«.oeo 3 1 1 1 P.PR0'VEIv!El'TT GRiPITS Under the IniDrovement G-rants Scheme the Council approved 78 applications for Standand Grants and 8 for Discretionary Grants. This schane has helped a few people, in the naain ovmer/occupiers, to obtain modem amenities, e.g. bathroom, hot water supply, internal sanitary accommodation, but the majorily of people living in the older houses in the anea are still v/ithout these facilities. SE..EPrJlS .UUP SE7AGE DISFOS/JL Mr, E.L. Lomax the Council*s Engineer and Surveyor has provided the following iaf orma tion; - Foul sewerage ■vvithin the district is partly on the combined system and partly on the separate system. Since 1946 practically all development has been on the separate system. Sewerage schemes over the last fe’w years have elimina.ted practically all the cesspits and generally the foul sewerage system may be considered adequate. Schemes