[Report 1961] / Medical Officer of Health, Cosford (Union) R.D.C.
- Cosford (England). Rural District Council.
- Date:
- 1961
Licence: Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Credit: [Report 1961] / Medical Officer of Health, Cosford (Union) R.D.C. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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![(e) Proceedinig:s under Sections 42 and 43 of the Housing Act, 1957»~ (l) Number of houses demolished in Clearance Areas (f) Housing subject to Demolition Orders, Closing Orders and Undertakings Not to Relet subsequently made fit to the satisfaction of the Council;- (l) Niimber of dv/ellinghouses in respect of vdiich Demolition Orders were revoked Nil (2) Number of dwellinghouses in respect of \?hich Demolition Orders were suspended to allow work of improvement to proceed 2 (3) Number of dwellinghouses in respect of which Undertakings were cancelled after being made fit for habitation 3 4* H0USIN&, The Council’s 1961 contribution of the housing needs of the district, in addition to the general repair and maintenance of existing houses, is indicated by the follov;ing summary. During 1961 there were 33 Council houses built in the district, comprising 29 one-bedroom type, 4 two-bedroomed type and 11 private dwellinghouses. This is indicated in the follovdng table ?/hich shows the post-vrar building:- Total Houses in the Parish Total Council 1 ovmed dwellings; at 31.12.61. i , Post-war Council Houses Total ^ Built B\iilt ^ in ! in : 1961 ; 1946-1960 Housing :Acquired by Coim- > cil and ! Improved Total Pre-v;ar & Emer- gency War houses ! % of ihouses in = Parish ■ which a,re i Counci] houses... Aldhara 50 6 - - i — 1 - 6 12^ Bildeston 276 107 84 - 84 23 ^ 33% B oxford 279 63 44 - j 19 . 23% Brent Eleigh 60 12 2 - 2 - 10 20% Brettenhara 98 8 6 - 6 i - 2 b% Chelsworth 33 2 - - - - 2 Cockfield 248 34 34 - 34 - 20 22% Edwards tone 121 24 12 - 12 12 20% Elmsett 123 28 18 - 18 - 10 23% Groton 78 12 - - - 12 : 13^ Hitcham 219 28 18 - ; 18 10 i 13^ Kersey 132 17 14 - 14 - 3 11^ Kettlebaston 26 - - — ^ Lavenham 387 153 119 ? 29 90 4 30 : 26^ Layham 134 16 16 - 16 12^ Lindsey 63 6 2 - 2 4 : 10% Milden 48 6 4 - 4 2 ! 12^ Monks Eleigh 167 22 16 - 16 — 6 13% Nedging-with- Naught on 101 18 4 4 - 14 \ 1Q% Polstead 208 38 28 - 28 10 : 13% Preston St. Mary 74 6 4 — 4 2 CO Semer 59 - - — — •• Thorpe Morieux 93 14 8 - 8 .. 6 13% Wat ti sham 42 2 — 2 3% Yi/hatfield 84 39 20 - 20 - 19 : k-6% Total: 3,447 681 433 ' 33 420 4 ' 224 ■ 20% Private houses built post-v/ar Total 1961 181 11 Private houses in course of construction at 31.l2,6l, - 16 Coimcil houses in course of construction at 31,12,6l. - 6](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b29124086_0013.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
