[Report 1954] / Medical Officer of Health, Blackpool County Borough.

  • Blackpool (England). County Borough Council.
Date:
1954
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Credit: [Report 1954] / Medical Officer of Health, Blackpool County Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.

    56/84 (page 46)
    2. Remedy of Defects During the Year Without Service of Formal Notices: Number of defective dwellings rendered fit in consequence of informal action by the Local Authority or the officers 122 3. Action Under Statutory Powers During the Year: (a) Proceedings under Sections 9, 10 and 16 of the Housing Act, 1936 : (i) Number of dwelling houses in respect of which notices were served requiring repairs ... ... ... ... ... 17 (ii) Number of dwelling houses which were rendered fit after service of formal notices : (a) By owners ... ... ... ... ... ... 17 (b) By Local Authority in default of owners ... ... 1 (b) Proceedings under Public Health Acts : (i) Number of dwelling houses in respect of which notices were served requiring defects to be remedied ... ... 96 (ii) Number of dwelling houses in which defects were remedied after service of formal notices : (a) B}/ owners ... ... ... ... ... ... 92 (b) By Local Authority in default of owners ... ... — (c) Proceedings under Section 11 and 13 of the Housing Act, 1936 : (i) Number of dwelling houses in respect of which Demolition Orders were made ... ... ... ... ... ... — (ii) Number of dwelling houses demolished in pursuance of Demolition Orders ... ... ... ... ... ... 1 (d) Proceedings under Section 12 of the Housing Act, 1936 : (i) Number of separate tenements or underground rooms in respect of which Closing Orders were made ... ... 2 (ii) Number of separate tenements or underground rooms in respect of which Closing Orders were determined, the tenement or room having been rendered fit ... ... ... — It is proposed to deal with this particular sanitary defect during 1955. The department has again experienced considerable difficulty with owners of vans, particularly during the summer months, who come into the town and occupy sites for temporary periods, chiefly at week-ends. This problem is difficult to control under Town Planning powers and, by the time the department can act, conditions may have changed which prevents the institution of legal proceedings or makes such action somewhat futile. Where possible, the department endeavoui's to adopt a firm attitude, as otherwise a problem will be created which will be difficult to control. Overcrowding. The extent of overcrowding in the Borough is unknown with any degree of exactitude, and only a complete survey would present the Local Authority with a true picture of the position. When serious cases of overcrowding are discovered, the facts in every instance, are reported to the Related Health Services Committee, and in those cases where the occupiers are eligible for a municipal tenancy, the Estates and Housing Committee are most s\Tnpathetic.