[Report 1947] / Medical Officer of Health, Ince-in-Makerfield U.D.C.
- Ince-in-Makerfield (England). Urban District Council.
- Date:
- 1947
Licence: Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Credit: [Report 1947] / Medical Officer of Health, Ince-in-Makerfield U.D.C. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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![4. Housing. The township consists chiefly of working class houses, which are old in type, and congested in certain areas. Mining subsidence is responsible for much damage to structure, and old houses are continuously in need of repairs, which are rendered difficult by the shortage of labour and building materials. The worst cases of pre-war overcrowding were relieved, but the situation is bad again, owing to servicemen’s families having to live with their parents, due to an actual shortage of houses. Schemes are in hand for the provision of 430 permanent houses to alleviate the housing position. HOUSING STATISTICS. Number of new houses erected during the year : Traditional permanent houses : (i) By the Local Authority ... ... 16 (ii) By other Authorities — (iii) By other bodies and persons ... — I. INSPECTION of dwelling-houses during the year : (1) (a) Total number of dwelling-houses inspected for housing defects (under Public Health or Housing Acts) ... 673 (b) Number of inspections made for the purpose ... 1855 (2) (a) Number of dwelling-houses (included under sub-head [1] above) which were inspected and recorded under the Housing Consolidated Regulations, 1925 and 1932 — (b) Number of inspections made for the purpose ... — (3) Number of dwelling-houses found to be in a state so dangerous or injurious to health as to be unfit for human habitation 1 (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... 672](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b29495398_0012.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
