[Report 1958] / Medical Officer of Health, Tynemouth County Borough.

  • Tynemouth (England). County Borough Council.
Date:
1958
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Credit: [Report 1958] / Medical Officer of Health, Tynemouth County Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    [a) By Owners. 241 (b) By Local Authority in default of Owners ... 26 (C) Proceedings under the Housing Act, 1957—Demolition Orders. (1) Number of dwellinghouses in respect of which Demolition Orders were made ... ... ... 25 (2) Number of dwellinghouses demolished in pursuance of Demolition Orders ... ... ... ... ... 10 (D) Proceedings under the Housing Act, 1957—Closing Orders. (1) Number of separate tenements or underground rooms in respect of which Closing Orders were made ... 50 (2) Number of separate tenements or underground rooms in which Closing Orders were determined, the tene¬ ment or room having been rendered fit ... ... — IV.—Overcrowding, Housing Act, 1936 From information available, there is a total of 529 dwellings over¬ crowded ; 130 of which are privately owned properties, and the remaining 399 on Corporation Housing Estates. Whilst the degree of overcrowding on Corporation properties appears j-o be high in relation to the total overcrowded properties in the Borough, jt is to be borne in mind that a higher standard is laid down by the Ministry for Corporation properties than that which is observed for private dwel¬ lings. During the year, 129 new cases of overcrowding were recorded, whils^ some 190 families were removed from the list, 48 from privately owned properties, and 142 from Corporation properties. I give below a table showing the individual composition of all over¬ crowded families remaining on the list at the end of the year. SIZE OF FAMILY IN UNITS Property Owner Up to 6 7 7J- 8 8J 9 91 10 m 11 Hi 1 1 Totals Private 85 8 15 3 4 — 8 1 5 1 — — 130 Cor’pn 240 28 34 27 35 6 15 4 6 —■ 2 2 399