[Report 1925] / Medical Officer of Health, Warrington County Borough.

  • Warrington (England). County Borough Council.
Date:
1925
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Credit: [Report 1925] / Medical Officer of Health, Warrington County Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    The following table gives tlie number of New Houses certified as fit for occupation during the last 15 years : — Year. (By private enterprise. By Corporation. 1911 225 — 1912 95 — 1913 87 — 1914 58 — 1915 9 -— 1916 3 — 1917 0 — 1918 0 . — 1919 0 — 1920 1 50 1921 1 52 1922 1 46 1923 13 39 1924 66 0 1925 267 62 Total ... 826 249 The total number of houses built during the years 1911 to 1925 was 1,075, or an average of 71.7 per year. The average annual rate of absorption is estimated at 180 houses per annum. Thus the normal requirements for this period would be 2,700 houses. This leaves a deficit of 1,025 houses. The number of houses built during 1925 is, for the first time since 1911, in excess of the natural absorption. If this present rate of building is maintained it will take 11 years to overcome the natural shortage of houses. There are indications, however, that during next year the number of houses built will exceed the 1925 total. The number of persons who have taken advantage of the Small Dwellings Acquisition Act and purchased their own house is 386. The total amount of money advanced by the Corpora¬ tion for this purpose up to the end of December was £J 10,334.