[Report 1959] / Medical Officer of Health, Stratford-upon-Avon Borough, Stratford-upon-Avon R.D.C., Shipston-upon-Stour R.D.C., Alcester R.D.C.

  • Stratford-upon-Avon (England). Borough Council.
Date:
1959
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Credit: [Report 1959] / Medical Officer of Health, Stratford-upon-Avon Borough, Stratford-upon-Avon R.D.C., Shipston-upon-Stour R.D.C., Alcester R.D.C. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Improvement Grants—Housing (Financial Provisions) Act, 1958 (a) Number of applications received (1) owner occupied ... 15 (2) tenanted. 7 (b) Number of grants made. 22 (c) Number of dwellings affected . 27 (d) Total amount of grants made . £6,586 Improvement Grants—House Purchase and Housing Act, 1959 (a) Number of applications received (1) owner occupied ... 5 (2) tenanted. 1 (b) Number of grants made. 6 (c) Number of dwellings affected . 6 (d) Total amount of grant . £477 RENT ACT, 1957 Number of applications for certificates. 4 Number of decisions not to issue certificates . Nil Number of decisions to issue certificates. 4 Number of undertakings given to landlord under paragraph 5 of the First Schedule. 4 Number of undertakings refused by Local Authorities under proviso to paragraph 5 of the First Schedule. Nil Number of certificates issued . Nil Applications by landlords to Local Authority for cancellation certificates Nil HOUSING ACT, 1957 The official representations made related to the following houses: Nos. I and 2 Ely Cottages Nos. 29 and 30 Scholars Lane Nos. 3 and 4 Bull Street No. 3 Laburnum Cottages, Grove Road Closing Orders were made in respect of Nos. 1 and 2 Ely Cottages, originally excludeo from the confirmed Clearance Order, and 29 and 30 Scholars Lane, and an undertaking to repair and improve No. 3 Laburnum Cottages in accord¬ ance with deposited plans was accepted. At the end of the year the position with regard to Nos. 3 and 4 Bull Street had not been finalised. A demolition order was made against No. 12 Scholars Lane, as a result of an official representation made the previous year. During the year rehousing of tenants was completed from houses in the Ely Cottages clearance area and Nos. 1 and 2 Bull Street. The nine houses in Summer Row were demolished and also 11 of the 13 houses in the Paddock Place/Days Court clearance order. Proceedings were taken against the owner of No. 1 Bull Street for permitting occupation of the house after a clearance order had become operative and a fine of £2 was imposed. The statistical overall progress over the past years is as follows: 1. Total number of houses listed in the Required Form of Proposals (29th June, 1955) . 159