[Report 1949] / Medical Officer of Health, Colne Valley (Combined) U.D.C.

  • Colne Valley (England). Urban District Council.
Date:
1949
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Credit: [Report 1949] / Medical Officer of Health, Colne Valley (Combined) U.D.C. Source: Wellcome Collection.

    19/62 (page 17)
    HOUSING Housing continuts to be the post war dihiculty. Hardly a'day passes but one receives a personal caller or a letter requesting assistant in obtaining a new house or drawing attention to housing disrepairs. Progress with the erection of new council houses has been re- grettably slo.w and only 2 houses were built by private enterprise during the year. The presence of other duties has prevented the general resump- tion of house to house inspections as required under the Housing Con- solidated Regulations 1925. It is the practiice where families are re-housed from totally un- fit properties to take action under Section II of the Housing Act in order to prevent re-letting. During the year i Demolition Order was made and four Undertakings not to use for human habitation were accepted. Particulars required by the Ministry of Health are set out below : — Total number of inhabited houses in the Urban District ... 7,752 Number of new houses erected during the year : — By private enterprise ... 2 By Local Authority 90 The principal work done under the Housing Act, 1936, can be summarised as follows :— Inspections :— Primary Re-visited Part I. Clearance Areas — 2 ,, ,, Other Visits ... — 60 Part 2. Section 9 Reconditioning — — Sections it/t2—Demolition or Closure 14 20 Housing Statistics 1. Inspection of Dwelling-houses during the year :— (1) (a) Total number of dwelling-houses inspected for housing defects (under Public Health or Hous- ing Acts) 1^0 (b) Number of inspections made for the purpose ... 5^^ (2) (a) Number of dwelling-houses (included under sub-head (i) above) which were inspected and recorded under the Housing Consolidated Regulations, 1925 5 (b) Number of inspections made for the purpose ... ^4 (3) Number of dwelling-houses found to be in a state so dangerous or injurious to health as to be unfit for human habitation 4 (4) Number of dwelling-houses (exclusive of those referred to under the preceding sub-head) found not to be in all respects reasonably fit for human habitation .•••. 3^