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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Havering 1970
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Havering]
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1 of the Housing Act, 1969, received during the year 1970 are given in the following table:-
| (A) Standard | Owner Occupiers Standard | Tenanted Standard | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 point | 3 point | 5 point | 3 point | ||||
| 1. | Number of Applications Received | 213 | - | 12 | - | ||
| Approved | 135 | - | 10 | - | |||
| Refused | 8 | - | - | - | |||
| 2. | Number of dwellings improved | 122 | - | - | - | ||
| 3. | Amount paid in grants | £15,930. 5. Od. | |||||
| 4. | Average grant per house | £130.11. 6d. | |||||
| 5a. | Number of amenities provided | (a) Fixed bath/shower | 66 | ||||
| (b) Wash hand basin | 80 | ||||||
| (c) Hot water supply (to any fittings) | 100 | ||||||
| (d) Water closet within dwelling | 87 | ||||||
| (e) A sink | 9 | ||||||
| 5b. | Number of bathrooms added | 23 | |||||
| (B) Improvement | Owner/Occupiers | Tenanted | |||||
| 1. | Number of Applications Received | 73 | 3 | ||||
| 2. | ” ” ” Approved | 33 | 1 | ||||
| 3. | ” ” ” Refused | 13 | 2 | ||||
| 4. | Number of dwellings improved | 40 | - | ||||
| 5. | Amount paid in grants | £15,716. 1. 6d. | |||||
| 6. | Average grant per house | £392. 18. Od. | |||||