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Housing Act, 1936, Section 62.
Applications for "permitted number" were received from landlords
and certificates issued during the year respecting eighteen
lettings.
Local Land Charges
Enquiries relating to outstanding sanitary notices were dealt
with in 2,048 cases.
D.- HOUSING
Statistics
The Borough Architect, P. G. Southgate Esq, A. R. I. B. A., A. M. T. P. I.
has kindly "contributed the following in regard to statistics and
improvement grants:-
Houses completed by the Local Authority
1959
Hoe Street Ward
St. James Street Ward 78 flats -
Higham Hill Ward 98 flats 17 houses
High Street Ward -
Hale End Ward 33 flats -
Wood Street Ward 90 flats
TOTAL 299 flats 17 houses
Houses erected by Private Enterprise
Hoe Street Ward 2 flats
St. James Street Ward - -
Higham Hill Ward 2 flats
High Street Ward - 4 houses
Wood Street Ward - 2 houses
Hale End Ward 31 flats 4 houses
TOTAL .. 35 flats 10 houses
Note:-All were permanent houses and flats
In addition to the main building programme, improvements and
conversions have been carried out to a number of Council owned
properties.
Improvement Grants
Applications received from owner/occupiers:-
Discretionary 227
Standard 91
Total number of grants and amounts approved
by Council to owner/occupiers:-
Discretionary 86 £19,303
Standard 29 £3,755