[Report 1965] / Medical Officer of Health, Glastonbury Borough.

  • Glastonbury (England). Borough Council.
Date:
1965
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Credit: [Report 1965] / Medical Officer of Health, Glastonbury Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    (v) Total number of Council Houses sold during year No. of perman- ent dwelling^ in District as at 31.12.64 Gained from Conver- sions and erected during 1965 Total (a) * (b) Less Houses demolished closed etc. during year No. of perman* dwelli] Distri 31.12 L • A. 3nt rgs in ct as at .65. P.E. L. A, 393 ■7 60.0 - 600 - P.E. 1,480 20 1(500 . 7 - 1,493 Tot- als . 2,073 27 2 110<D> 7 6,QQ OLD PEOPLE'S DWELLINGS Number erected to 31.12.63 Number in course of erection With County Council Aid Without County Council Aid With County Council Aid Without County Council Aid 23 4 - 11 Since the War, up to the end of 1963 a total of 391 new dwellings have been completed by the Local Authority, 337 ly Private Enterprise and. 61 units of accommodation have been provided by conversion, adaptation, or re- construction, making provision for 789 families in all. Up to the end of 1963 action has been taken, under Section 16 of the Housing Act, 1937, in respect of 123 houses, and in all cases the Owners gave written undertakings in accordance with the Act not to relet them for human habitation when they became vacant. At the end. of the year 3 of these dwellings remained occupied,. Five dwellings have been reconstructed and brought back into use as dwellings. Eighty-seven Houses have been demolished, and, six houses have been purchased by Agreement, and demolished or closed, in connection with the Redevelopment of Hill Head Area. Negotiations arc still proceeding for the purchase of houses on the South side of Hill Head, for the purpose of demolition of the houses and redevelopment of the area. 12