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Repairs were carried out by the Corporation at 21 premises in
accordance with provisions of Sections 39 and 45 of the Public Health
Act, 1936.
HOUSING (REPAIRS AND RENTS) ACT, 1954.
PartII—Certificates of disrepair. During 1956 there were no applications.
In common with many other local authorities we found there was
no wish by owners to increase rents at the risk of a demand for repairs,
and in consequence no applications were received from tenants.
HOUSING SUBSIDIES ACT, 1956.
Following the passing of this Act, subsidies can only be claimed
for dwellings provided by the local authority to accommodate families
displaced by slum clearance.
Slum clearance includes dwellings owned by the Corporation
which have been certified as unfit.
During the year we rehoused:—
28 families from Creekmouth Cottages;
19 families from Camp hutments;
9 families from London Regional hutments
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Rehousing from Prefabricated Hutments—10 Years Life
The remaining 2 (two) families were rehoused from Bradfield
Drive together with the 21 (twenty-one) families residing at Blatchford
Close site, in preparation for the redevelopment of the
Other Unfit Properties
The Council declared as unfit the dwellings:—
Nos. 2-16, Oxford Street—8 dwellings
Nos. 1-8, Hockley Cottages—8 dwellings
Orders were also made for the demolition of 3 individut nfit dwellings
Linton Road and Church Road Clearance Areas
A survey of the 226 dwellings concerned was in Progress and will
be the subject of official representation early in 1957.
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