[Report 1949] / Medical Officer of Health, Staveley U.D.C.

  • Staveley (England). Urban District Council.
Date:
1949
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Credit: [Report 1949] / Medical Officer of Health, Staveley U.D.C. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    ♦ HOUSING AND SOCIAL CONDITIONS. The housing problems in the district are mainly in connection with overcrowding—two families living in one house. The Council have built houses up to the limit of the numbers permitted by the Ministry, but the waiting list of tenants for houses show no diminution, in fact the waiting lists are increasing. There is no unemployment in the area, in fact it is difficult to find sufficient labour. One big advance in the social amenities was the acquisition of Ringwood Park as a public open space. The facilities provided include a lake for fishing and an open air swimming bath. The latter when taken over was not too satisfactory, but as soon as possible proper filtration and aeration plant will be installed. When this is done, the facilities will be admirable and will provide a great attraction. In addition to these particular amenities, the park itself provides a grand playground for the younger end and a pleasant place for recreation for their elders. The number of houses in the Urban District at 31st December, 1949, was :— Lowgates Ward . 1,032 Middlecroft Ward ... ... ... 1,035 Barrow Hill Ward ... ... ... 579 Hollingwood Ward ... ... ... 962 Markham Ward ... ... ... 863 Woodthorpe Ward ... ... ... 384 4,855 The undermentioned table gives the numbers and types of houses built by the Council during the year :— Inkersall Estate. Type 6 houses . 40 Type 7 houses . 34 Type 9 houses 28 Hartington Estate. 3 Bedroom type houses ... 6 Norbriggs Estate. 1 Shop and Flat . 1 The number of houses erected by private enterprise during the year ended 31st December, 1949, was 2.