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In particular the Samuel Lewis Trust Estate, Liverpool Road, which comprises five large blocks and
one smaller block, containing in all 323 flats, is in course of rehabilitation. Block 'A' which originally
contained 60 sub-standard dwellings has been rehabilitated to produce 45 modern flats.
The work on block 'B' has commenced and again the existing 60 dwellings will have to be reduced to
45 flats to obtian the desired standard of improvement.
In the case of other tenements in Category II, plans have been submitted and applications made for
grant-aid in order to carry out the agreed work of rehabilitation.
BOROUGH SURVEY
Following the publication of the Government's White Paper "Old houses into new homes" in April
1968, a report on this subject was made to the Committee. The Committee agreed that a survey of the
houses in the Borough should be undertaken by the Housing Section of the Public Health Department.
This survey commenced at the beginning of the year and, although the Establishment Committee
increased the establishment of the Housing Section by the transfer of two vacant posts from the District
Inspectorate, it was not found possible to recruit Inspectors with the necessary experience and ability to
carry out the work involved. Therefore in order to get the survey off the ground, the work was allocated to
two of the established Housing Inspectors. Unfortunately,this had a detrimental effect on the work in
connection with houses in multiple occupation on which these Inspectors were normally engaged.
At the end of the year, some 22,660 houses had been classified and recorded by means of a colour
code on a large scale map of the Borough which had been prepared with the co-operation of the Borough
Architects' Department.
Of the houses inpsected some 3,687 had been surveyed in detail, a percentage of 16% which was in
excess of the 10% target set at the begining of the survey.
It is anticipated that the survey will be completed by the end of February 1970.
AREA IMPROVEMENT - INSPECTION OF HOUSES
The survey of houses in the above category has continued.

HOUSING ACTS - STATISTICS
Housing Act 1957
Section 5
Control of back to back dwellings
Certificates issued 1
Section 9
Repair of unfit houses
Houses inspected 9
Re-inspections 7
Representations to Committee Nil
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