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Apart from the erection of houses and flats by the County Council at the end
of the year schemes were in hand for the erection of a further 408 dwellings by the
Borough Council.
Number of applicants on Register at 1st January, 1951 6,520
Number of applications received during year 1,240
7,760
Number of applicants rehoused during year:—
(1) By Borough Council 299
(2) By nomination to L.C.C. 41
(3) Direct by L.C.C. 122
462
7,298
Number of applications cancelled or withdrawn (applicants
moved, found own accommodation, etc.) 1,813
Number of applicants on "live" Register at 31st December,
1951 5,485
Properties under Council's control:—
1950. 1951.
At 31st December, tenancies totalled :—
In pre-war houses 4,317 4,317
In rebuilt houses 146 147
In new post-war houses 1,321 1,548
In temporary dwellings 986 986
In S.D.A.A. Properties in Possession 35 35
In requisitioned properties 1,080 1,043
In other properties 94 71
7,979 8,147
The weekly rent roll at the end of 1951 was £8,289 8s. 4d., compared with
£8,024 11s. 11d. at the end of 1950.
I am indebted to the Director of Housing for the above information concerning
the Borough Council's housing progress.
HEALTH EDUCATION
Informal Talks and Film Shows.
The Council's new 16 m.m. film projection equipment purchased during 1950
was fully utilised during the year and it was possible for a complete programme of
health education sessions to be undertaken. Two types of programme were given:
a lecture with sound films and followed by discussion led by a member of the staff
of the Department; and the showing of films only. Each programme of films
lasted approximately one hour and was designed to have a general health theme;
for example, personal hygiene; clean food; the spread of disease, etc.
Visits were made during the year to a number of women's organisations throughout
the Borough, and films dealing with cookery and diet were introduced as
additional interest. This type of audience proved to be among the most appreciative,
and the members entered into discussion with considerable zest, especially when
topics such as clean food and pest control were discussed. Audiences were generally
most appreciative of the efforts of the health education unit, and a steadily increasing
demand for programmes was dealt with during the year. Once visited,
most organisations requested another visit by the unit. It is felt that these visits
have helped considerably in drawing attention to the local health services, and not
the least popular of all subjects dealt with was the work of the local health department.