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DETAILS OF SANITARY IMPROVEMENTS ETC. EFFECTED
DURING THE YEAR (Cont.)
General (Cont.)
Food stores constructed or ventilated 4
Dangerous walls and fences removed or made safe 2
External painting 3
Rooms cleansed and redecorated 15
Smoke nuisances abated 4
Flooding prevented by installation of pump 1
Structure built to accommodate dustbins 1
External staircase repaired 1
Dust nuisance abated 1
Miscellaneous 44
NOTES: (i) Further details will be found under headings
"Food Premises", "Factories", etc.
(ii) No works carried out as a result of action
under the Rent Act and Improvement Grant
Scheme are included above.
UNDERGROUND ROOMS.
The Ministry of Housing and Local Government issued new
model regulations revised to bring them into conformity with
present day standards and asked local authorities to review
their own regulations in the light of this model and to submit
revised regulations for approval by the Minister.
After careful consideration the Council decided to inform
the Minister that as they considered the new model regulations
to be less exacting than those now in force they wished to
retain their present regulations.
IMPROVEMENT GRANTS.
The Council continued to operate this scheme in cases (a)
where new housing accommodation would be provided by the
conversion of an existing building,(b) where additional
accommodation was to be provided by adding rooms, and (c) where
it was intended to improve the sanitary arrangements and/or
the system of water heating.
These grants are now known as "Discretionary Grants" and
are paid solely at the discretion of the local authority with
a maximum of £400. per dwelling.
On the 14th June, 1959, The House Purchase and Housing Act,
1959, came into force and required local authorities to make
grants towards the cost of providing "standard amenities" in
dwellings; and made certain amendments to the existing provisions
relating to improvement grants.
The standard amenities are
(A) a fixed bath or shower in a bathroom;
(B) a washhand basin;
(C) a hot water supply;
(D) a water closet in or contiguous to the dwelling;
(E) satisfactory facilities for storing food.
The amount of the "standard grant" which, subject to
certain conditions, can be claimed as of right is one half
of the cost of the approved works, subject to a maximum of £155
35.