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The Council decided that the most satisfactory method of
dealing' with the conditions in the areas was to purchase the lands
and themselves secure the demolition of the buildings and to
utilise the sites for re-housing;. Claremont and Francis Street
areas were purchased by negotiation at approximate site value.
Negotiations for the acquisition of the Storey Street and
Market Street properties were not successful, and the Council
accordingly made Compulsory Purchase Orders.
On the 11th October, 1933, a local enquiry into the Council's
application for the confirmation of these Orders was held by the
Ministry of Health, and on February 23rd, 1934, the Orders were
confirmed in respect of the Market Street property and of Numbers
1 to 19, Storey Street, the remainder of the dwellings in this
latter street being excluded from the provision of the Compulsory
Purchase Order.
In issuing the Orders, the Ministry suggested that the
Council should take action under Section 17 of the Act, and this
was accordingly carried out and the houses are in process of
being rendered fit for human habitation. Certain of these houses
in respect of which notices under Section 17 had been served were
the subject of appeal to the County Court, and by agreement such
notices were amended. In connection with the re-housing of
families from the clearance area, the Council with the approval
of the Ministry of Health accepted the estimate of the Borough
Engineer for the erection of 17 houses and 12 flats on vacant land
at Gooseley Lane. At the close of the year this contract was
being carried out. The plans and estimate of the Borough
Engineer for the erection of 18 dwellings on the Claremont Street
and Francis Street Clearance Area sites are under consideration.
(a) Inspection and Supervision of Food.
Milk Supply.
There are no cowsheds in use in the Borough, therefore, all
milk is imported into the district. The greater bulk of this supply
is distributed by three or four large firms, who have adopted
the latest hygienic methods of storing and cleansing. They have
also their own Inspectorate, who take frequent samples from their