[Report 1965] / Medical Officer of Health, Andover Borough.

  • Andover (England). Borough Council.
Date:
1965
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Credit: [Report 1965] / Medical Officer of Health, Andover Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    , Housing Survey The survey referred to in 1 (b) revealed that there is a large number of older Duses (estimated at approximately 880) many of which may be unfit for human habitation ) a greater or lesser degree, but which are capable of being made fit at a reasonable 3st and which would continue to provide useful accommodation for some years to come if leir proper repair and maintenance were secured. Many of these might also be suitable 3r improvement by the Improvement Area method to provide modern standards of amenity 1 whole are an of housing, instead of isolated improved houses amongst other unimproved ad possibly deteriorating houses, as can result from the ordinary Improvement Grant 5 individual applicants. With these two objects in view a programme of house to house inspection was ^commended to the Council's Public Health Committee at the end of the year and this is a be investigated further when the staff is made available for the work, probably by 3leasing the Public Health Inspectors from the greater part of the meat inspection ities by appointing on Authorised Meat Inspector. , Housing Repairs etc,Notices amber of houses laade fit after informal action 11 amber of houses made fit after service of formal notices 1 , Housing Construction Borough Council One block of twelve flats has been completed on the London Road Housing Estate, le construction of roads and sewers on the extension of the housing site have been ampleted as far as desired. Planning consent has been received for one hundred and Lxteen dwelling units on the site and a contract for eighty-four of these has been let. ae construction of two blocks of twelve flats has commenced. Two houses in Batchelors im Road at the entrance to the London Road Sports Centre have been completed. awn Develonment Eighty-two houses on Area 14 Salisbury Roo.d have been completed, A contract for e hundred and five houses together with roads and sewers on Area 12 between Watery one and the main railway line is practic oily completed. A further contract for two indred and sixty two houses on this estate has been lot and work is in progress. A ontract has been let and work is in progress for three hundred and fifty-two houses i Area 11 Smannell Road. Work is in hand on the preparation of a contract of one mdred and seventy five houses on Area 2 London Road.