[Report 1962] / Medical Officer of Health, Paignton U.D.C.

  • Paignton (England). Urban District Council.
Date:
1962
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Credit: [Report 1962] / Medical Officer of Health, Paignton U.D.C. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    HOUSING ACTS HOUSING REPAIRS AND RENTS ACT A total of 103 premises was inspected for housing defects or statutory nuisances under the Housing Acts or Public Health Acts, and 57 notices were served. The number of inspections made for this purpose was 152. The work was carried out following the service of Informal Notices with one exception necessitating statutory action. Eleven unfit houses were demolished during the year, the Council accommodating all displaced persons. Some of the properties were Council owned. HOUSING PROGRESS DURING 1962 The Housing Officer has supplied information on which the following report on Council Houses is baseds- Council Houses No new premises were completed during 1962, but work was commenced on a block of flats at Tweenaway and bungalows and houses at the rear of Barton Drive. Five empty premises were brought forward from the previous year and twenty houses and ten flats (including three pensioners' flats) became vacant during the year. Twenty-eight families were rehoused from the Short List and also five key workers. Nineteen families were transferred to more suitable accommodation. Five local exchanges took place and three with other Local Authorities (Exeter, Newark and Plymouth). One house and one flat were empty on December 31st 1962. Allocations were made for the following reasonss- Families Overcrowded conditions Unsuitable conditions Health reasons Court Orders Key Workers Miscellaneous reasons Transfers 3 13 2 2 5 8 19