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Housing Situation
There is no longer any requisitioned property. A small amount
of building is at present going on at the Gaston Road, Lactagol and
Brenley sites. The ambitious Phipps Bridge development scheme,
estimated at about £2½ million, is to go ahead and certain preliminary
work has been put in hand involving the clearance of sites.
Rent Act, 1957
Twenty-six applications were made for Certificates of Disrepair.
In two cases it was decided not to issue a certificate, in 10 cases undertakings
were given by the various landlords and in the remaining 14
cases certificates were issued. Twelve certificates were cancelled
during the year on application by landlords, the works specified
having been completed.
INSPECTION AND SUPERVISION OF FOOD
One thousand seven hundred and eighty-nine inspections were
made of food premises other than slaughterhouses. The premises
were on the whole satisfactory with some minor adjustments necessary.
Food premises by type of business.
General Stores 10 Cafe & General Stores 2
Groceries 81 Roadside Snack Bars 2
Butchers 33 Fishmongers 8
Greengrocer & Fruiterers 60 Fried Fish Buffets 7
Greengrocer & General Fried Fish 5
Provisions 2 Bakers and Confectioners 14
Confectionery 74 Milk & Provisions 12
Chemists 16 Public Houses 30
Restaurants & Cafes 32 Off-Licences 10
Food premises by type, registered under Section 16, Food and Drugs
Act, 1955.
The storage and sale of ice-cream 158
The manufacture for sale of ice-cream 1
The preparation or manufacture of sausages, or potted,
pressed, pickled or preserved food 38