[Report 1919] / Medical Officer of Health, Salop / Shropshire County Council.

  • Shropshire Council
Date:
1919
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Credit: [Report 1919] / Medical Officer of Health, Salop / Shropshire County Council. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Tlie following is a statement of the present position of the Housing Schemes in the County, is furnished by the Commissioner, January, 1921 — County of Salop Housing Schemes. Local Authority. No. of Houses required immediately. No. of Houses required eventually. No. of Houses definitely approved. No. of Sites. Bishop’s Castle Borough 48 Nil. NU. 2 Bridgnorth Borough 32 48 NU. 1 Ludlow Borough.. 22 28 22 I Oswestry Borough 50 50 50 1 Shrewsbury' Borough .359 199 359 2 Wenlock Borough 6 248 NU. 2 Church Stretton LLD.C. ' 20 Nil. 20 I Dawley U.D.C. .. 143 98 NU. 3 Ellesmere U.D.C. 20 Nil. 20 I Market Drayton U.D.C. 80 Nil. 60 I NeM'port U.D.C. 40 62 28 I Oakengates U.D.C. 254 Nil. 217 3 Wellington LLD.C. 51 33 22 r Wem U.D.C. 55 ND. 28 I \\’hitchurch LLD.C. 24 44 NU. I Atcham R.D.C. .. 160 391 160 14 Bridgnorth R.D.C. 12 NU. ) Nil. 3 Burford R.D.C. .. 6 Nil. NU. •J 2 ChirbuiY' R.D.C. 12 Nil. NU. 6 Church Stretton R.D.C. 26 20 • 14 10 Cleobuiy- Mortimer R.D.C. 16 34 14 3 Clun R.D.C. 56 64 Nil. 21 Drayton R.D.C. .. 120 Nil. 118 21 Elle.smere R.D.C. 24 Nil. T 4 A Ludlow R.D.C. .. 28 52 18 10 Newport R.D.C. 198 NU. Nil. 6 Oswestry’ R.D.C. 204 57 t34 14 Shifnal R.D.C. .. 75 Nil. Nil. 0 Teme R.D.C. 7 Nil. Nil. I Wellington R.D.C. 94 5f> 51 17 Wem R.D.C. 62 Nil. 32 14 Wliitchiirch R.D.C. Q 36 Nil. 3O 6 ” Sentinel ” Garden Suburb lOI Nil. 101 I Total . 2441 1484 1518 177 The schemes deal fairlj adccjuately vvitli tlie acute liousing shortages, and if it had not been 'Or the extreme difficulty of buildmg, this shortage woiild now have been to a great extent I elieved. As it is, only a very small number of houses are completed or a])j)roaching completion.