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Re-housing.
With a density of 61 people to the acre it must be borne well
in mind that spaces must be preserved in various areas of the
Borough for recreation and to act as lungs for the town. More
particularly is this needed, now that the district is being built
round so extensively on those borders which were until a few
years ago within a short distance of open country.
In connection with the slum clearance scheme, the following
table will shew the Council's programme for re-housing the persons
displaced:— Number of houses and type Houses
Site 2 bedrooms 3 bedrooms 4 bedrooms completed
Churchill Road 12 60 8
Argyle Road 8 1,1 2 21
Gainsborough Road 8 28 4
28 99 14 21
Of the 141 houses shewn in the above table it will be noted that
only 21 have been completed, and these are about to be occupied,
at the time of writing. The remainder arc in various stages of
erection.
The Council also has two other sites at Samson Street and
Greengate Street. These are at present undeveloped, but it is
proposed to erect 86 houses as shewn in the table hereunder:—
Number of houses and type
Site 2 bedrooms 3 bedrooms 4 bedrooms
Samson Street 18 10 14
Greengate Street 18 18 8
36 28 22
Section D. Housing.
1. Inspection of Dwelling-houses during the year:—
(1) (a) Total number of dwelling-houses inspected for
housing defects (under Public Health or Housing
Acts) 7084
(b) Number of inspections made for the purpose 37086
(2) (a) Number of dwelling-houses (included under
sub-head (1) above) which were inspected and
recorded under the Housing Consolidated Regulations,
1925 1255
(b) Number of inspections made for the purpose 7080
(3) Number of dwelling-houses found to be in a state
so dangerous or injurious to health as to be unfit
for human habitation 13
(4) Number of dwelling-houses (exclusive of those
referred to under the preceding sub-head) found
not to be in all respects reasonably fit for human
habitation 7084
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