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It is probable that many of these substandard houses
could be modernised and saved by means of improvement grant, and
it is certain that many now deteriorating could be given a new
lease of life. Each house thus improved is one less for the
Council to provide. The financial saving is even more striking,
a maximum of £400 for a Discretionary Grant against £2,500 to
£3,000 for a new dwelling.
Unfortunately, only a small proportion of applications
are in respect of tenanted houses which are the principal problem.
It seems necessary to acquaint landlords of the advantages of the
schemes by advertising and other means and to encourage them to
improve their houses by treating 'life-saving' applications as
sympathetically as possible. I would ask the Council to give
this suggested course of action their serious consideration.
The drainage, sewerage and public cleansing information,
on pages 19 and 20, was provided by the Engineer and Surveyor,
Mr. R.W. Edwards,A.M.I.C.E.,I.M.I.Mun.E,, and the report on
riding establishments on pages 38 and 39 by Mr. H.E. Bywater,
M.R.C.V.S.,P.R.S.H.
G. HOLMES, M.R.S.H.,M.A.P.H.I.
Chief Public Health Inspector.
June, 1961.
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