[Report 1951] / Medical Officer of Health, Melton Mowbray U.D.C.

  • Melton Mowbray (England). Urban District Council.
Date:
1951
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Credit: [Report 1951] / Medical Officer of Health, Melton Mowbray U.D.C. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    SATS A'^iD MIGI] DIlG^l^-UCTION. After prc-bnit testing, two maintenance treatments Y/ere carried out during the year to destroy Rats in those main sewors found to be infested, v/ith very satisfactory results. Minor rat infestations at the Destructor Works, Salvage Depot and Sev/age Disposal Works have been dealt vath, also minor rats or mice infestations v/hich v/ere reported or discovered at A business premises and 47 private premises. HOUSING 1• Inspection of Dwellinghouses during the Year. (a) (ij Total nuaber of dv/ellinghouses inspected for housing defects (under Public Health or Housing Acts y... ... •*. ... ... ... 264 (ii) Nuaber of Inspections made for the purpose ... 496 (b) Nu'.iber of dwellinghouses found to be in a state so daugerous or injurious to health as to be unfit for huaan habitation ... .. ... 1 (c) Number of dwellinghouses found not to bo in all respects reasonably fit for huaan habitation ... 46 2. Remedy of Defects durin/T the Year v/ithout service of Normal Notice. (a) Nu.ibor of defective dv/ellinghouses rendered fit in consequence of informal action ... .. 32 (b) Unfit houses demolished ... ...... ... ... 1 3• Action under Statutory Pov/ers during the Year. Proceedings under the Housing Acts and Public Health Acts ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Nil 4• Housing Act, 1936, Part IV - Overcrov/ding, Complete details of all overcrowding in the District cannot be given, but from the information supplied by over 600 applic.ants for Council houses, there are many cases of overcrowding, .and the position is still difficult. During the year, ten families have been transferred to Council Houses, Consideration has also been given to applications from Council House tenants v/ho require a larger house and other cases where a smaller type of house v/ould meet their need, and in order to make the fullest use of available acconinodation, fourteen Council House exchanges have been effected. The total nunber of persons rehoused, excluding Council House exchanges is 34? end the number of persons rehoused in Council House exchanges is 56, a total of 90. In addition to conditions of overcrov/ding, there are a nunber of houses in the Tov/n v/here the structural and general conditions are so unsatisfactory that it will be necessary to consider the making of demolition orders and the rehousing of the tenants in such cases. - 8 -
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