[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Greenwich Borough].

  • Greenwich (London, England). Metropolitan Borough.
Date:
[1963?]
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Credit: [Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Greenwich Borough]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    61 defects which the landlord has undertaken to remedy, resulted in the issue of Certificates (Form P) as follows :— Applications By whom made Form 'P' Certificates issued in respect of:— Defects Remedied Defects not/not wholly Remedied In respect of Form 'H' undertaking Tenant — — Landlord — — In respect of Form 'K' undertaking Tenant — — Landlord 2 — Section 22.—This section amends subsections 2 and 3 of Section 4 of the Requisitioned Houses and Housing (Amendment) Act, 1955, and applies the new rent limit to houses which have been released from requisition on the owner's undertaking to accept the occupant as a statutory tenant. Notices of increase of rent up to this new limit must be served on the local authority as well as on the tenant, and the local authority must be a party to any agreement affecting the rent. (Local Authorities are empowered under Section 4 (4) of the Act of 1955 to pay part of the rent in respect of these houses). No investigations were made in connection with notices of increase served in respect of derequisitioned properties. Noise Abatement Act, 1960.—Local authorities have been empowered to deal with noise or vibration as a statutory nuisance under this Act from 27th November, 1960. Borough Council byelaws concerning pleasure parties and street noises are already in existence and these are unaffected by the new legislation. Recently, under Section 146 of the London Government Act, 1939, the Council made a byelaw prohibiting the operation of any wireless loudspeaker, gramophone, amplifier or similar instrument to the annoyance of the public. Similarly, a further byelaw was made banning shouting or the use of a bell, gong or other noisy instrument for the purpose of hawking, selling, distributing or advertising any article so as to cause annoyance to the inhabitants of the neighbourhood. Previously, power to deal summarily with a noise nuisance under the Public Health (London) Act, 1936, was given to Coun cils of the Metropolitan Boroughs by Section 66 of the L.C.C.