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It will be noticed from the above table that, although the figure for
initial inspections in 1970 has dropped (largely as a result of increasing
Improvement Area Work), nevertheless, the figure for total inspections, which
includes reinspections, has risen. The visible effect of this has been to
provide a higher compliance rate in 1970 for notices relating to facilities
and means of escape:-
Year 1
Works completed
Section 15 H.A. 1961
Works completed
Section 16 H.A. 1961
1969 128 145
1970 154 174
Slum Clearance
During 1970, only 5 inspections were made during the year in one clearance
area and these were in connection with claims for well-maintained payments. No
clearance areas were represented during the year nor were any Compulsory
Purchase Orders made.
Partly as a result of clearance area legislation and partly due to
acquisition by agreement, 45 houses, which had formed part of current or previous
slum clearance programmes, were demolished during the year.
Improvement Areas
As shown under the "House-to_House Survey" heading, initial inspections
of houses in Improvement Areas continued throughout the year and the number
of such visits totalled 202. The assessment of Improvement Grant Applications
in Improvement Areas involved 127 visits.
These figures relate to Masbro Road and Moore Park Road Areas. The latter
was declared to be a General Improvement Area in February 1970, and a survey
of the Masbro Road Area was started with a view to the declaration of a
General Improvement Area in 1971.
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