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All these houses are incapable of being made fit at a reasonable cost and in
each case the owner has had full opportunity to submit to the Council any proposals
for their retention and to object to the action taken by the Council
The Housing Department is kept informed of adverse housing conditions coming to
the notice of the Health Department and assistance is given in the assessment of
applications for re -housing where priority on medical grounds is claimed
During the year the Council approved expenditure as under
(a) advances of £341 002 under the Small Dwellings Acquisition Acts in relation
to 237 houses
(b) improvement grants of £2,468 under section 20 of the Housing Act, 1949 in
relation to 12 houses
(c) repairs loans of £3 245 under section 4 of the Housing Act 1949, in relation
to 12 houses
(d) repair costs of £1,714 under section 9 of the Housing Act 1939 for work in
default in relation to 11 houses
GENERAL MATTERS
BURIALS - Under Section 50 of the National Assistance Act, 1948, it is the duty
of the Council to arrange the burial of any person who has died in the district,
where it appears that there are no suitable arrangements for the disposal of the body.
During 1956, two burials were arranged in accordance with this section.
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