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SECTION D.
HOUSING
Number of New Houses erected during the year:
(i) By the Local Authority 62 (25)
(ii) By other Local Authorities 16 (10)
(iii) By other bodies or persons 675 (691)
The previous year's figures are given in brackets.
The number of new houses erected is roughly comparable with last
year save only that a rise is evident in the number of houses erected
by the Local Authority. The number of sub-standard houses dealt
with has increased although it has not yet reached any material propertions.
It is evident that there is in fact no serious slum problem in
Hornchurch at all. Whatever the programme of getting rid of the
relatively few sub-standard houses might be it is necessarily a continuing
process. As one small aggregation is dealt with so does one find from
time to time that other houses have in fact gradually deteriorated into
a condition which renders demolition the only possible course.
Number of Houses voluntarily demolished 8
111, 113, 115, 117, 119, 121, 123 and 125, High Street.
Number of Demolition Orders made 7
3, 4, 5 and 6, Cabbage Corner, Ockendon Road.
1 and 2, Walnut Tree Cottages, Ockendon Road.
452, Wingletye Lane.
Number of Houses demolished following representations 8
"Danny's Bungalow" Bird Lane.
70, 72, 74, 76, 78 and 80, High Street.
452, Wingletye Lane.
Certificates of Disrepair.
The following is a summary of Returns under the Rent Act, 1957,
made to the Ministry of Housing and Local Government covering the
period 1st January to 31st December, 1960:—
Part I—A pplications for Certificates of Disrepair :
(1) Number of applications for certificates 17 (32)
(2) Number of decisions not to issue certificates 0 (0)
(3) Number of decisions to issue certificates:
(a) in respect of some but not all defects 13 (21)
(b) in respect of all defects 4 (11)
(4) Number of undertakings given by landlords under
paragraph 5 of the First Schedule 12 (22)
(5) Number of undertakings refused 0 (0)
(6) Number of certificates issued 5 (10)
Part II—A pplications for Cancellation of Certificates:
(7) Applications by landlords for cancellation of
certificates 7 (19)
(8) Objections by tenants to cancellation of
certificates 1 (9)