[Report 1951] / Medical Officer of Health, Barnack R.D.C.

  • Barnack (Cambridgeshire). Rural District Council.
Date:
1951
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Credit: [Report 1951] / Medical Officer of Health, Barnack R.D.C. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    RURAL TISTRICT COITIglL A'^^TJAL SA^^ITARY ]AGPhlCTOR. oUIL'ni^'^C SUP^/RV^R A^D ^TATRR TT^gj^TjlER TOR f-^TTT;; YRAR 10^1. Chairma'i, ly Ljrd, Tladam and Gertlemen, I deg to present for your x'lerusal iny first Annual Report for the year ending 1 ' Although apT}ointed in a full-time capacity with the Council cn the I St April 195^ ? report, except where stated, covers the full yeax- from 'i st January, 195”'* I2IS‘PF,CTICK'S CStr^LAT^^TS A'''^r_!lQTICES<. Inspections 186 Re-^visits 2^0 29 Informal 'Notices were served under the Public Health Act, 1956 during the year, 9 of which had not been complied with at the e 1C* of tile year. ’JJUST'Tr ACTS. 19^6 - 194q '■o demolition procedure under Section 11 of the Housir g Act 1936 has been found advisable auring the year as the supply of new houaca is still not sufficient to meet the anticipatea aemand of those people occupying unfit houses who would have to be re-housed as a result of such a procedure. Informal notices reQuesting the i-epair of property have been of a ’first-aid’ nature. lu was apparent during the year that house ownership is becoming an increasing liability to owners, due to house rentals being rigidly controlled by^the Rent Restriction Acts on a 1959 level, whilst the ^.-resent day cost of repairs is some three times higher than those of 1939. The time is approaching when, as fast as new houses are being erected, older houses are deteriorating at the same rate, a large proportion of which will be fit only for demolition. A fair revision of the provisions of the Rent Restriction Acts v7ould appear to be essential, so as to enable a property owner to receive the financial means to effect essential repairs. Orly 2 applications for Improvement Grants under Gection 20 of the Housing Act 19'1-9 were received during the year, one of which was approved. These improvement grants are only suitable in cases where the houses in question are fairly sound and which lend themselves easily ta works of adaptation and modernisation. They cannot be intended for those houses where deterioration is extensive, and it w.-uld appear that the statutory maximum of £600 which can be spent on improving any one property for which grant aid is sought is not sufficient. Further, the compliance 0’ the severe standard prescribed by the Ministry is, in the case of older properties, structurally and economically impossible* o-!_g_i_9 49 6 distributors of milk are .registered in the District, and 1 supplementary licence for the sale by retail of aesignated milk was issued during the j^ear. There are no dairies, other than dairy farms, in the District. P.T.O
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