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Dampness.
Roofs repaired 37
Gutters and rainwater pipes repaired or renewed 72
Damp courses inserted 5
Ventilation provided under floors 1
External walls pointed or rendered 23
Walls treated with damp resisting material 79
Open area provided 1
Site concrete provided 1
General.
Windows repaired or renewed 173
Doors repaired or renewed 70
Floors repaired or renewed 37
Stoves and coppers repaired or renewed 30
Internal walls and ceilings repaired 113
Rooms cleansed 111
Rooms ventilated 7
Staircases repaired or provided with handrails 6
Chimney stacks and pots repaired or renewed 32
Flues repaired 3
Statutory entries made in rent books 18
Overcrowding abated 111
Accumulations removed or covered 14
Nuisances from animals abated 3
Dangerous structures repaired or taken down 5
Pet animals Act requirement 1
Caravans removed 2
Shops Act requirements 31
Smoke nuisances abated 2
Offensive trade removed 1
Requirements under Milk & Dairies Regulations 2
Miscellaneous 27
See further details under headings "Food premises",
"Factories and Bakehouses" etc.
IMPROVEMENT GIL - NTS .
The Housing Act, 1949, introduced a scheme to encourage
property owners to modernise existing houses "which though
soundly constructed and in good general repair, lack the
amenities and conveniences which have come to be regarded as
essential to a decent and healthy life", by providing financial
assistance for works of improvement.
The Council-continued to operate this scheme in cases
where new housing accommodation would be provided by the
conversion of an existing building, where additional accommodation
was to be provided, and where it was intended to
improve the sanitary arrangements and/or the system of water
heating.
Seven-applications for grants were received during the
year. Six grants were recommended by the Council and were
approved by the Ministry of housing and Local Government.
The remaining case did not come within the scope of the Act.
The grants were each of £100 and were in respect of
works to provide hot water system, bath, internal WC etc.
The number of enquiries about this scheme remained small,
but increased interest is anticipated when revised conditions
of grants introduced in 1954 become more widely known.
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