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Clean Air.
A Ministry of Housing and Local Government Circular 69/63 was
received towards the end of the year and has potentially important implications
concerning grants. It would be idle to discuss this matter in
detail since the proposals outlined will depend upon legislation not yet
passed but Smoke Control may well in the future be a much more
costly, albeit a none-the-less necessary, part of public health activity.
London Borough 15.
Discussion on a number of items concerning, for example, transfer
of premises and the like took place as a result of the formation of an
ad hoc Committee representing Hornchurch and Romford.
Housing.
The number of houses provided during the year by private builders
showed a considerable increase but only 13 units of accommodation
were completed during the year by the Council. The year has, nevertheless,
been one of great activity, the Council having under construction
over 400 units of accommodation which includes the multi-storey flat
development at South Hornchurch, the old people's dwellings at Cranham
and the redevelopment of the prefabricated bungalow site at
Fyfield Road, South Hornchurch. In addition, modernisation of certain
of the Council's existing properties has continued on an extensive
scale.
Acknowledgments.
My best thanks are due to my fellow Council officials in other
Departments, and especially to Dr. O'Dwyer, Mr. Randall and Mr.
Blay in my own Department.
I am,
Your obedient servant,
James Gorman, M B., Ch.B., D.P.H., F.R.S.H.
Medical Officer of Health.