[Report 1972] / Medical Officer of Health, Denbigh Borough.

  • Denbigh (Wales). Borough Council.
Date:
1972
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Credit: [Report 1972] / Medical Officer of Health, Denbigh Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    HOUSING AND SLUM CLEARANCE Houses demolished NIL Unfit houses closed 16 Persons displaced 32 Families displaced 16 Unfit houses made fit after formal or informal action 14 Other houses in which defects were remedied after formal or informal action 23 Number of inspections made by Public Health Inspectors in connection with Slum Clearance and housing repairs 69 Tenants for Council Houses are selected by the Housing Com- mittee which is guided by a points scheme. The waiting period of twelve months before coming on to the list was reduced to six months in December. All applicants in the Borough are visited by the Public Health Inspector and the housing needs and circumstances of each applicant are investigated before points are awarded. All applica- tions in which the medical condition of the applicant or family may be significant were visited by the Medical Officer of Health. The construction of fifty three dwellings at Bryn Seion was practically completed during the year. The letting of the eight bungalows, twelve flats and the houses so far completed has enabled the Council to complete the slum clearance programme and to considerably reduce the number of applicants on the housing waiting list. The Council has also undertaken the improvement of one hundred and seven of its older houses many of which will be reduced from three bedrooms to two bedrooms by the utilisation of the third bedroom as a bathroom. QUALIFICATION CERTIFICATES Eight applications were received, of which six were up to the necessary standard required for approval. IMPROVEMENT GRANTS There was a considerable increase in the number of applications for grants during the year. The 75% of grant payable which was to be reduced to 50% on the 23rd June 1973 has now been extended to 23rd June 1974.
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