[Report 1957] / Medical Officer of Health, Tipton Borough.

  • Tipton (England : Parish). Borough Council.
Date:
1957
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    SECTION IV— HOUSING (Joint Report). The number of new houses erected in the Borough during 1957 was as follows :— No. of Council houses completed 102 \ . No. of Council flats com.pleted 112 f No. of houses completed by private enterprise 16 Total ... 230 The number of new houses and flats erected show an increase of 181 on last year’s figure, which was 49. SLUM CLEARANCE ACTION — HOUSING ACT, 1957. (a) Individual Unfit Houses. Eighty-seven houses were represented as being unfit for human habitation and Demolition Orders were made in each case, viz. :— 46, 48, 86, 88 and 90, Horseley Road. Ill, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 117, 118, 119, 120 and 121, Leabrook Road. 19, 20 and 21, Gospel Oak Road. 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18 and 19, Providence Street. 1 and 2, Court 3, Providence Street. 1, 2 and 3, Court 2, Providence Street. 2, 3, 4 and 5, Horseley Drive. 17a and 18, Tame Road. 7 and 8, Sanders Street. 6, 7, 8 and 9, Mill Street. 247, 248, 249 and 250, Horseley Heath. 2 and 4, Court 14, Horseley Heath. 39, 40, 41 and 42, Dudley Port. 100, 101, 102, 103 and 104, Park Lane East. 9, Castle Street. 2, 3 and 4, Court 2, Albion Street. 38, Coppice Street. 2 and 3, Court 1, Barnfield Road. 106, Bloomfield Road. 1, 2, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 28, 29 and 30, Brown Lion Street. 2, 4, 6, 68, 70 and 72, High Street, Princes End. 5, 6, 7 and 8, Foundry Street. Of the above 87 houses, 48 were of the “Through” type and 39 of the “Back-to-Back” type. (b) Houses Acquired by the Local Authority for Demolition. The following 18 houses were acquired for demolition during the year. 123, 124, 127 and 128, Bridge Road. 2, 4 and 5, Court 5, Bridge Road. 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78 and 79, Aston Street. 1 Court 4, Aston Street. 23, Union Street. During the year, 73 houses previously condemned as being unfit for human habitation were demolished.