Manual on unfit houses and unhealthy areas / Ministry of Health.

Date:
1919
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Credit: Manual on unfit houses and unhealthy areas / Ministry of Health. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    APPENDIX III. Forms and Instructions with reference to Part I. and Part II. Schemes. (The following forms are suggested, subject to any necessary adaptations.) PART I. SCHEMES. 1.—Form of Official Representation of the Medical Officer of Health. Name of Local Authority ie IRN ei Su, 2 ud elses nh a URN a a Housine Acts, 1890 To 1919. Designation of Avea_________ fies a y OFFICIAL REPRESENTATION OF THE MEDICAL OFFICER OF HEALTH. To the Council of of ie , Medical Officer of Health for the do hereby represent* that in my opinion, within a certain area, described in the Schedule hereto (a) there are certain houses, courts and alleys which are unfit for human habitation, or (b) the narrowness, closeness and bad arrangement, or the bad condition of the streets and houses or groups of houses within such area, or the want of light, air, ventilation or proper conveniences or other sanitary defects, or one or more of such causes, are dangerous or injurious to the health of the inhabitants of the buildings in the said area or of the neighbouring buildings, and that the en satisfactory method of dealing with the evils connected with such houses, courts or alleys, and the sanitary defects in such area, is an improvement scheme for the re-arrangement and re-construction of the streets and houses within such area, or of some of such streets and houses. Dated this day of 19 ; (Signature) Medical Officer of Health. SCHEDULE. The area to which the above official representation relates is coloured red on the map annexed hereto and is bounded by a line commencing (set out the entire boundary line). 2,.—-Resolution of Local Authority deciding that Improvement Scheme should be made, and giving necessary instructions for its preparation. The Official Representation of the Medical Officer of Health under the Housing Acts, 1890 to 1919, was submitted. RESOLVED :— 1. That the Council, having taken into consideration the Official Representation of the Medical Officer of Health, dated 19 ._ , and being satisfied of the truth thereof and of the sufficiency of their resources, declare that the area described in such Representation is an unhealthy area, and that an Improvement Scheme ought to be made in respect of the area.t 2. That the Clerk be instructed to prepare a Draft Scheme, in accordance with the provisions of Part I of the Housing of the Working Classes Act, 1890, as amended by subsequent Acts, and that the Surveyor prepare the necessary plans, particulars and estimates. 3.—Maps, Particulars, Estimates, &c. Maps. The following maps§ should be prepared in connection with the scheme :— Map No. 1, on the scale of 1/500, or on a scale approximating to this, showing the lands included in the improvement scheme, the unhealthy area being coloured pink, and any “ neigh- bouring lands’ which have been included in the scheme in order to make it efficient being coloured blue. The several properties should be numbered consecutively on this map. Each parcel of land, notwithstanding that several may belong to one owner, should be separately numbered, the outside: boundaries of each parcel being defined by hard lines, and the buildings (if any) on each parcel being linked into it, so that it may be seen to what properties each number applies. jp gente Medical Officer of Health when making his representation should bear in mind the alternatives admissible undey sec. ; } If the Local Authority decide to exclude any part of the area ov to include any neighbouring lands undey Section 6 (1) (a) of the Act of 1890, the resolution should be extended so as to indicate this. § The maps should be carefully checked. It is important that all buildings and boundaries should be correctly shown. All buildings should be hatched, and buildings other than dwelling-houses and their appurtenances should have their character lettered upon them. A certificate by the competent official as to the correctness of the map must be given on the map itself.