[Report 1963] / Medical Officer of Health, Whitworth U.D.C.

  • Whitworth (England). Urban District Council.
Date:
1963
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Credit: [Report 1963] / Medical Officer of Health, Whitworth U.D.C. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    B. Housing The district has unfortunately, many sub-standard houses There were last year nearly 500 houses of the back-to-back type and 100 of the back-to-earth type. Many of them are incapable of improvement and will be dealt with in slum clearance schemes. Of these 78 were dealt with this year by Compulsory Purchase for demolition or by Demolition Order. HOUSING STATISTICS (a) Number of New Houses Erected During the Year. Houses Flats 1. By the Local Authority. 4 Nil 2. By Other Local Authorities . Nil Nil 3. By Other Bodies or Persons . 8 Nil (b) Unfit Dwelling Houses. 1. Inspection of Dwelling Houses during the year. (1) (a) Total number of dwelling-houses inspected formally or informally for housing defects (under Public Health or Housing Acts) . 329 (b) Number of inspections, formal or informal, made for the purpose . 633 (2) Dwelling houses unfit for human habitation and not capable at reasonable expense of being rendered fit :— (a) Number found during year . 78 (b) Number (or estimated number) at end of year. 86 (3) Number of dwelling-houses found during the year to be not in all respects reasonably fit for human habitation but capable of being rendered fit . 18 2. Houses Demolished. In clearance areas— (1) Houses unfit for human habitation . 12 (2) Houses included by reason of bad arrangement, etc.... Nil (3) Houses on land acquired under Section 43(2), Housing Act 1957 Nil Not in clearance areas. (4) As a result of formal or informal procedure under Section 17 (1) Housing Act 1937 . 7 3. Unfit Houses Closed. (1) Under Section 16(4), 17(1) and 35(1) Housing Act 1957. 3 (2) Under Section 17(3) and 26 Housing Act 1957 . Nil (3) Parts of building closed under Section 18 Housing Act 1957 . Nil