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I am glad to be able to report that a good start has been
made in the effort to clear out all these old unfit habitations in
the first five-yearly programme under the Housing Act, 1930.
Two blocks of flats in all have been erected in Summersby
Road, adjoining Queen's Wood, and the tenants of Ward's
Cottages and two other unfit houses in North Hill have been
rehoused in the new flats. The total number of families rehoused
in this operation is 18.
Plans have been passed for a block of 21 flats to be erected
on the site on North Hill which will be rendered available when
the empty houses are demolished. These new flats will be
occupied in their turn by families now in condemned houses in
other parts of the Borough; and so the process of demolition and
building should proceed till the Borough can claim to have no
house within its area that is not in all respects fit for human
habitation.
In addition to this process of rehousing, there has been continuous
effort all the year to effect repair of houses in need of
it; to deal with houses let in lodgings; and to prevent overcrowding.
The housing statistics of the year as required by the Ministry
of Health are set out below: —
HOUSING STATISTICS.
1. Inspection of Dwelling-houses during the Year: —
(1) (a) Total number of dwelling-houses
spected for housing defects (under
Public Health or Housing Acts) 2,045
(b) Number of inspections made for the
purpose 9,106
(2) (c) Number of dwelling-houses (included
under sub-head (1) above) which were
inspected and recorded under the
Housing Consolidated Regulations,
1925 382
(b) Number of inspections made for the
purpose 2,499
(3) Number of dwelling-houses found to be in
a state so dangerous or injurious to health
as to be unfit for human habitation —