[Report 1938] / Medical Officer of Health, Lancaster Borough.

  • Lancaster (England). Borough Council.
Date:
1938
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Credit: [Report 1938] / Medical Officer of Health, Lancaster Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    ( 2 ) Number of dwelling-houses demolished in pur¬ suance of Demolition Orders . . . 3 D.—Proceedings under Section 12 of the Housing Act, 1936:— (1) Number of separate tenements or underground rooms in respect of which closing orders were made . . . . . . 13 ( 2 ) Number of separate tenements or underground rooms in respect of which Closing Orders were determined, the tenement or room having been rendered fit ...... . . . . — 4.—Housing Act, 1936.—Part IV.—Overcrowding:— (a) ( 1) Number of dwelling-houses overcrowded at the end of the year . . . . 97 ( 2 ) Number of families dwelling therein . 97 (3) Number of persons dwelling therein . 709 (b) Number of new cases of overcrowding reported during the year . . . . . 6 (c) (1) Number of cases of overcrowding relieved during the year . . . . . 49 ( 2 ) Number of persons concerned in such cases . 322 (d) No cases were discovered in which dwelling-houses again became overcrowded after steps had been taken for the abatement of overcrowding. No houses have yet been erected by the Corporation specifically to abate overcrowding. A house was bought at Newton Terrace to accommodate an overcrowded family from Perth Street. Inability to pay rents of available houses is a chief cause of overcrowding. Houses with four or more bedrooms are standing empty because the rent is beyond the means of large families with small incomes. Clearance Areas*—Fifteen areas comprising 144 houses were cleared, and 139Jaouses were erected by the Corporation under the 1930 Act.