[Report 1968] / Medical Officer of Health, Stamford Borough.

  • Stamford (England). Borough Council.
Date:
1968
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    49/66 (page 47)
    ijinu.'-l Reijort of the Public Kc;..lth Ins;;eotor jj3£ the Year 19^ 0-0“0 To the Mayorislaermen and Councillors of the Boroufji of Stfiraford LIr, I'l'iyorj Ladlef, and Gentlonon, I h-..ve plo;.in presenting I'^y second ii.nnual Report in respect of the wcv.‘i: of h''; Vchlic Health Inspector’s Department luring 1968, 1, HOUflHC- Slum Clearance During the year further progress ?/as ma.de v.'ith slum Earl^/ in the year a survey was carried out in order to oai number of dwellings v/hich appo: red to be unfit .end be^/ond reo-souable e:q,cnse. A tot:.l of forty-eight pro jerties wo cl ■' r. Jice, S a a; the r . ■ ir c t re listed ^'.nd it Yie-.a decided that these dwellings should be dealt v.dth next t'wo yeors. However^ this scheme received a Housing and Local Government decided that the Council could not be allocated any houses in the 1968/69 Building Progremiiie. .'Ithough the Ministry's decision was reversed some six months later v.iion the go- ahead was given for forty-five now dwellings, the deley A .d c used a bresvk in the Council's Building Progruame and it v;ill bo several months before building operations ere functioning smoot^ely sot-back when the liinietry of g in. Formal action was ttdeen in respect of sixteen unfit dwellings. The results were -^a follows: Nurfoor Nunber Nuobor Nunber of Houses of Houses of Houses of Houses in respect of which a Demolition Order V70,s made .. in respect of which u Closing Order YK.a mi..de .. ... in respect of which an Underto.king not to re-let was given in respect of v/hich only a ’’Notice of Time and Place” has been served 1 9 1 3 One property which rolet” dui'ing I967, v;as and the Undertaking was had been the subject of an Undert. ’ ing not to ropa-ired and improved to the st.fcuto-.y st?Lndard therefore cancelled.