[Report 1914] / Medical Officer of Health, Leicester Borough.

  • Leicester (England). Borough Council.
Date:
1914
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Credit: [Report 1914] / Medical Officer of Health, Leicester Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.

    49/210 (page 31)
    Your Committee have agreed to make an annual subscrip¬ tion of C2 2s. to the National Committee towards their expenses in conducting the work that is being done in different towns. HOUSING OF THK WORKING CLASSES. During I!*14 (prior to the war) tlie campaign for improving old and poor class cottage property was actively continued. The number of houses dealt with, shown below, only gives a very inadequate idea of the extent and thorough character of the work carried out. As mentioned in the last report action is taken in Leicester either under the Housing and Town Planning Act or under the Leicester Improvement Act, 18(18; the pro¬ cedure under the latter being more simple, but not giving the same powers as regards demolition as the former. Whenever it is thought likely, therefore, that a house is beyond repair and will need to he pulled down action is taken under the Housing and Town Planning Act. Chief Inspector Braley has continued to give the closest personal attention to this important work, but owing to the great increase in the work it was decided to give him some special assistance. An additional inspector (Mr W. C. Long) was therefore appointed, his duties including those of factories and work¬ shops inspection, in addition to assisting Chief Inspector Braley in supervising the repairs of old cottage property condemned by the Medical Officer of Health. The following statement shows the number of houses dealt with during 1914 :— Number of dwelling houses inspected under and for the purpose of Section 17 of the Housing, Town Planning, etc., Act, 1909 .. ... ... 12,019 Number of dwelling houses which on inspection were considered to be in a state so dangerous or in¬ jurious to health as to bo unfit for human habitation ... .. ... ... ] gg