[Report 1959] / Medical Officer of Health, St Ives (Hunts.) R.D.C.
- St. Ives (Cambridgeshire, England). Rural District Council.
- Date:
- 1959
Licence: Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Credit: [Report 1959] / Medical Officer of Health, St Ives (Hunts.) R.D.C. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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![Private development continued ai an increased rate during the year. 0\i the 76 houses completed, 36 were erected at Ilemingford Grey. The amount of land readily available for development in the riverside villages is decreasing rapidly and the Council has made representations to the Planning Authority for the zoning of further areas for residential development in the Hemingfords. As the land zoned for development in Saint Ives Borough is filled, undoubtedly further interest will be stimulated in other villages in the district. On the other hand, council house development has slowed down during the past years and more emphasis is being placed on the provision of smaller dwellings for old people. The Council decided it would not participate with the County Council for the time being, in development schemes which would provide communal welfare facilities for old people. It is a debatable point whether such schemes however desirable they may be, would be successful in even the larger villages, unless old people could be persuaded to move from other villages to fill vacancies as they occurred. The total number of council houses and bungalows at the end of the year was 985. All are subject to] the Council’s Differential Rent Scheme, and are maintained by a Direct Labour Staff consisting of a Foreman and 8 men. External Painting is, however, carried out by contract. Improvement Grants. The number of applications received this year was 35 as agains: 30 in 1958. Of these, one grant was refused by the Council and one by the Applicant. Grants amounting to £7,354 were made in respect of the 33 houses, an average of £222 per house. Since the implementation of the Improvement Grant Scheme by the Council, grants to the total value of £34,170 have been made to Owners in the respect of 168 houses; an average of £203 per house. The Council has decided to take advantage of the House Purchase and Housing Act, 1959, which extends exchequer grants to cover Improvements made to council houses. It is anticipated that this work will commence in 1960.](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b30128523_0023.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
