[Report 1964] / Medical Officer of Health, Bucklow R.D.C.

  • Bucklow (England). Rural District Council.
Date:
1964
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Credit: [Report 1964] / Medical Officer of Health, Bucklow R.D.C. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    The 33 unfit houses still occupied included the following s~ Houses subject to closing orders 2 Houses purchased by the Council for deferred demolition 6 Houses subject to undertakings not to use on vacation 25 A further 4 houses known to be unfit remain to be dealt with so that 37 families were known to be living in unfit houses at the end of the year, a reduction of 2 on the previous year. Until more new dwellings are built progress in slum clearance is likely to be slow. OVERCROWDING Overcrowding according to the Housing Act Standard is seldom encountered in the district but a number of families who were badly crowded applied for rehousing or for transfer from their existing Council owned houses to larger houses. Only one such family was rehoused. Certificates of Disrepair No applications were received for certificates of disrepair and no action under the Rent Act was taken. Improvement Grants The Engineer and Surveyor deals with all applications for Discretionary and Standard Grants, but the Chief Public Health Inspector advises as to the suitability of houses for grant aid and indicates in each case the defects of repair needed to be remedied to meet the conditions of the Grant. During the year Improvement Grants totalling £5,426 were approved in respect of 14 houses, and Standard Grants were approved in respect of 12 houses to a total of £1,333. New Houses During the year 176 houses were built in the district by private enter- prise. The Council erected no new houses but schemes were prepared for 12 bungalows on the site of 8 former prefabricated bungalows at Partington (the last of which was cleared during the year)$ for the replacement in stages of the 14 prefabricated bungalows at Mobberleyf and for the erection of 12 bungalows and 6 houses at Over Peover. Council Houses At 31st December 1964 the Council owned 737 dwellings made up as follows Pre Post 1939 1939 Four bedroomed houses 11 41 Three n ft 92 537 Two ft tt - 1 Two n bungalows - brick - 41 Two it bungalows - prefabri- cated - 14 103 634 10