[Report 1967] / Medical Officer of Health, Stamford Borough.

  • Stamford (England). Borough Council.
Date:
1967
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Credit: [Report 1967] / Medical Officer of Health, Stamford Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    HOUSING- PROVISION OP NET HOUSES Statistics of new houses erected in the Borough during 19&7: Traditional Brick Houses (3 bedrooms) 51 Houses in course of erection at end of year 73 Traditional Brick Houses (3 bedrooms) 124 Houses in course of erection at end of year 117 APPLICANTS FOR COUNCIL HOUSES Effective Housing List Old Persons Dwelling Applicants Miscellaneous Applicants 251 110 45 Since the commencement of the Council’s Slum Clearance Programme in 1955, 176 houses have been dealt with, seven of them during the year as follows: Additionally three Undertakings not to relet for human habitation were given. In the Housing Review carried out in September, 19&4, 95 houses were placed in the unfit category. Many of these have now been dealt with either by Closing Orders, or undertakings from the owners not to relet for human habitation, or by upgrading after repairs had boen effected. It was decided to carry out a further review to ascertain the present situation. It was found that there were at the end of the year forty-eight unfit dwellings. Whilst it can be quite sanguinoly assumed that this is the extent of the problem now, houses do deteriorate and may move into the unfit category, so there can be no absolute finality about any figure. All thet can be said with certainty is that there is no major problem in the Borough, but what there is should be liquidated so as Churchill once said Give us the tools and we will finish the job”.