[Report 1963] / Medical Officer of Health, Worksop Borough.

  • Worksop (England). Borough Council.
Date:
1963
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Credit: [Report 1963] / Medical Officer of Health, Worksop Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    It is hoped to provide 2Z5 new dwellings on the Clearance Area Sandhill St,/ Creswell St, and an additional 50 when more land becomes available. Applications are accepted from any person desirous of making one but not all applicants are eligible for a house, (a) Applicants must live or work in the Borough, Cb) Tenants of houses must lack * Cl) a bathroom,, or (it) sufficient bedrooms for the applicants family, or Clil) the house must be In such a state of disrepair that It must be empty to carry out the requisite work. The Estates Management Committee has given consideration to health cases when It can be shown that re-housing would improve health or prevent the spread of infection. CARE OF THE AGED At the end of 1963 the Rayton Social Centre mentioned in my report last year was completed and In the process of being furnished, A Lady Warden - Mrs. A, Blyton was appointed on 3rd June, 1963 and at once commenced her duties of caring for the 56 tenants of the Rayton Spur bungalows. Her services have been much appreciated, and the scheme, assisted financially by the Notts, County Council, Is, I am convinced, having a beneficial effect on the elderly residents coming within the scheme, I think the Council should lose no time in extending the scheme to other areas. ALUMINIUM PRE-FABRJGATED BUNGALOWS On 50th December, 1963 the first prefabricated bungalow at Shireoaks was vacated prior to demolition, 36 houses have been provided at Kllton In Milch to rehouse the tenants, and it Is anticipated that dies® will be occupied during the first quarter of 196b, thus freeing the ground at Shireoaks for the erection of permanent houses. HOUSES FOR SALE In recent years the Council has relieved the housing situation considerably W the provision of houses for sale. At the 31st December, 1963 176 had been ^ampXeted and another 18 were In the course of construction. The number of houses which were let to persons selected by the Health Department because of tuberculosis and other health reasons wasi- House 1 Bungalows 9 During the year 1963 the number of houses represented as being unfit for human habitation was U and the total number of persons in the families involved was 8.