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DETAILS OF SANITARY IMPROVEMENTS ETC.
EFFECTED DURING THE YEAR.
(cont.)
Dust Receptacles.
New provided 10
Dampness
Roofs repaired 25
Gutters and rainwater pipes repaired or renewed 31
Damp course fixed 1
External walls pointed or rendered 5
Walls treated with damp resisting material 6
General
Windows repaired or renewed 34
Rooms ventilated 7
Floors repaired or renewed 5
Doors repaired or renewed 4
Stairs repaired 3
Handrails provided 1
Fireplaces repaired or renewed 3
Wall and ceiling plaster repaired 24
Rooms cleansed and redecorated 5
Chimneys repaired 5
Nuisances from animals abated 1
Accumulations removed 17
Rent book entries 6
Shops Act infringements 12
Merchandise Marks Act 2
Overcrowding abated 5
Smoke nuisance abated 6
Infestation cleared 10
Caravans removed 12
Miscellaneous 6
NOTES: (i) Further details will be found under
headings "Food Hygiene", "Factories", etc.
(ii) No works carried out as a consequence of
action under the Rent Act and Improvement
Grant Scheme are included above.
IMPROVEMENT GRAFTS..
The Council continued to operate this scheme in cases
(a) where new housing accommodation would be provided by the
conversion of an existing building, and (b) 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.
During the year 2 applications were received, one was approved
and one not recommended.
In addition, the House Purchase and Housing Act, 1959,
requires local authorities to make grants towards the cost
of providing "standard amenities" in dwellings; and makes
certain amendments to the existing provisions relating to
improvement grants. Further amendments to the scheme were
introduced by the 1961 Housing Act.
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