[Report 1934] / Medical Officer of Health, Bournemouth County Borough.

  • Bournemouth (England). County Borough Council. nb2004301338.
Date:
1934
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Credit: [Report 1934] / Medical Officer of Health, Bournemouth County Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    or for other reasons. But broad views are essential if housing is to be regarded, as it should be, as one of the strongest links in the chain of Public Health administration. The site, or sites, of further housing schemes, and the nature of the accommodation to be provided, will need careful deliberation. It is not very helpful to the head of a family if he obtains a reduction in rent but is compelled to bear additional expenses in travelling for himself and perhaps other members of the household. On the other hand, sites near the centre of the town are difficult to find, but it is conceiv- able that blocks of tenements will provide a solution in Bournemouth as they have elsewhere. The Housing Superintendent has indicated in concise form the nature and extent of the Corporation Housing Schemes. I append his statement, which is instructive. CORPORATION HOUSING SCHEMES. The Housing Schemes comprise 576 houses, 84 flats and 6 bungalows, of which 660 were built by contract for the Corporation, 2 were given by the Builders’ Guild, and 4 taken over from Christchurch. Of the 576 houses, 340 are of the Parlour type and 236 of the Non-Parlour type. 168 of the houses were built under the 1919 Scheme and the remainder under the 1924 Scheme. The 168 houses of the 1919 Scheme were erected previoiis to 1925, in which }'ear 42 houses and 20 flats were built on tlie Southill Estate. Towards the end of that year, the Char- minster Housing Scheme was commenced and 32 houses and 64 flats erected, later being increased by 82 houses built on the adjoining Euckham Estate. During 1932 the Iford Estate was purchased and 132 Non-Parlour houses and 4 bungalows for aged persons were erected, followed by 102 Non-Parlour houses at Kinson. 20 other houses erected at various times, 14 in Ripon Road, 4 in Clifford Road and 2 in Portland Road coni])lete the total of 666 i)ropertics.