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Housing Act, 1964 - Improvement Areas
Rickthorne Road
A further improvement area consisting of Rickthorne Road, Stanley Terrace, and parts of
Kingsdown Road, Cornwallis Road and Landseer Road was declared during the year. Again the
number of "seperate dwellings" as defined in the Act was small (10) in relation to the total
number of houses (91). The other houses were largely divided between owner occupation (11)
and multiple occupation (64).
The houses in multiple occupation were dealt with in accordance with Sections 15 and 16
of the 1961 Act to secure the provision of amenities and of means of escape in case of fire
in accordance with the adopted Codes of Practice.
With regard to the 10 seperate dwellings included in the area, immediate improvement
notices were served in three cases and suspended improvement notices in two cases as the
tenants refused consent to the work. The work was completed in one case and the house was
vacant in another. The remaining three cases were still subject to negotiation at the year
end.
Kingsdown Road
This area was also surveyed during the year and it was found that there were a number of
seperate dwellings as defined which lacked one or more of the standard amenities which could
be provided at reasonable expense. The houses were fit for habitation and after improvement
were expected, subject to normal maintenance, to remain so for at least 15 years. It is hoped
to represent this area early in the new year.
Greater London Council - Condition of Dwellings Survey 1967
This was a 4% sample survey which was carried out in two parts. The private dwellings
scheduled for survey within the Borough were inspected by the Public Health (Housing)
Inspectors. This constituted a total of 1,827 inspections, the survey was completed in
1,774 cases. This survey took up a great deal of the inspectors' time for a period of almost
three months. The findings of the survey have not yet been published.
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