[Report 1954] / Medical Officer of Health, Rhyl U.D.C.
- Rhyl (Wales). Urban District Council.
- Date:
- 1954
Licence: Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Credit: [Report 1954] / Medical Officer of Health, Rhyl U.D.C. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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![CHIEF SANITARY INSPECTOR’S REPORT For the Year ended 31st December, 1954. Mr. Chairman, Miss Brookes and Gentlemen, 1 have pleasure in presenting my twenty-second Annual Report for the year 1954. Whilst the improvement referred to in my last report in the carrying out of work to comply with notices served for the abatement of nuisances continues, some owners are diffi- dent to carry out work of repairs due to limited hnancial resources. It was hoped that, when the Housing Repairs and Rents Act, 1954, came into operation, that major works of repair and improvement would be carried out. in the short time that it has been in operation, namely September, 1954, it has been found from experience that few owners have operated the rent increase section, due to the cost of putting the houses in order to comply with the requirements of the Act, enabling them to increase the rents. Two appli- cations were received and certificates of dis-repair were issued in each case. Two applications were received for an improvement Grant, one was approved and granted and one was refused as the work had been practically completed before any application was made. It would appear that the requirement that the tenant has to give his consent to any increase in the rent, which may be caused through an improvement which ranks for grant, is a deterent to some owners who would like to ini])rove the property they own. The Council continue to carry out their policy of providing homes for the people, as during the year 72 houses were erected by the Council, 4 by the County Council for police purposes, and 99 by private enterprise. The rents of Council houses continue to increase, due to added building costs, but, despite this, it is interestng to note that no applicant who has been granted the tenancy of a Council house has refused same due to the rent asked. During the year under review, the Council have operated the Housing Act, 1949, Section 4, as amended, and have loaned substantial sums of money to pros- pective purchasers of both old and newly-erected houses. The Council have also adopted a policy of offering to the tenants and selling houses erected by them pre-1939. Up to the end of 1954, 17 houses have been sold to the tenants. The total number of houses erected by the Council since 1946 is 815. I would again reiterate that the town holds its ])lace as one of the most ])opular seaside resorts in the](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b28876088_0025.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
