[Report 1959] / Medical Officer of Health, Ludlow Borough.

  • Ludlow (England). Borough Council.
Date:
1959
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Credit: [Report 1959] / Medical Officer of Health, Ludlow Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    SECTION D, Housing* Number of inhabited houses. 2153 Number of houses owned by Comcil 493 Number of housing units controlled by Council Nil. Houses completed in 1959. (a) Council Houses 40 (b) Private Houses 28 Houses under construction as at 31/12/59 (a) Council 10 (b) Private 18 X Improvement Grants applied for 16 Number of applicants for Council Houses 424 Number of Houses closed as unfit 6 X of the 16 applications, 15 were made under the Housing Act 1949 and ? under Sec. 4 House Purchase and Housing Act 1959, and affected 20 units of accommodation. New Housos. At the end of the year, of the 50 houses comprising Stage l, of the Sheet Road Housing Scheme, 40 had been completed and occupied and the remaining 10 were in an advanced state of construction. Site works in connection with Stage ll were also commenced during the year. Housing Applications. The 424 applications can be classified as follows:- No homes of their own 92 Occupying houses in the Borough but desiring a change 98 Occupying sub-standard houses in the Borough 102 Living outside the Borough 132 Caravan Site. Frequent visits have been made to the licensed caravan site and conditions were found to be generally satisfactory and in accordance with the licence.