[Report 1932] / Medical Officer of Health, Banff County Council.

  • Banffshire (Scotland). County Council.
Date:
1932
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Credit: [Report 1932] / Medical Officer of Health, Banff County Council. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    the Housing (vScotlaiul) Act, ig^o, be served on the various owners, calling upon them to remedy the defects specified in the Report. After discussion the County Sanitary In- spector was instructed in conjunction with the County Architect to prepare a list of twenty selected cases capable of repair and to submit to the Ilou.sing Sub-Committee a Report on lo of these containing proposals with relative esti- mate of cost of repair. This Report has been pre]jared by the two officials but has not yet l>een considered by tlie Hous- ing Sub-Committee In the 1930 Report mention was made of the serious sub-letting in the Special Districts of Gardens- town, Whitehills and Portgordon. A detailed Report on the Housing conditions was prepared bj' the Sanitary Inspector with a suggestion that houses should be built by the Local Authority under the Housing (Financial Provisions) Act, 1924. This Report was considered by the Landward Mem- bers of the County Council when they decided not to build houses in the Special Districts, Imt they a.greed to adopt a vSeheme of Assistance of Private Enterprise under the Hous- ing, &c., Act, 1923, whereby the Go\’'ernment subsidy of T/j.50 may be increased by an additional maximum grant of X.50, according to the size and construction of the dwelling- house. During the year tw'o dwelling-houses were erected in the village of Wdntehills, the maximum grant of /.too being approved in each case. As far as is known only one dw'elling-house was erected in the rural area of the County without the aid of a subsidy during 1932. A statement of proceedings by tlie Sanitary Inspector as designated officer under the Housing (Inspection of District) Regulations, 1928, and the Housing (Scotland) Act, 1930, sec Appendix I. Housing (Rural Workers) Act, 1926.—During the 3'ear considerable progress has been made in the reconditioning of dwelling-houses under the Hous’ng (Rural Workers) Act, 1926. E'ghteen appl'cat'ons were approved In- the County Council, and Ceitilicate “A” gianted to the following ; — The reconditioning of dwelling-house.^ at— 16 Knock Street, Whitehills. 18 Knock Street, Whitehills. 54 Back Street, Newmill. Cottar House, Nethcrmills, Grange. Clochan, Enzie. Ardlui, Cabrach. Dyrackstry pc, 1 n verkei t h n\-. Cottar House, Boghead, Inverkeithny. Cottar Hou.se, Thriepland, Bovndie. Wellficld, Ord, Banff. 76 iMain Street, Xewmill. 2 Cottar Houses, Gleufarclas, Inveravon. Dcrrylane, Inveravon.