[Report 1970] / Medical Officer of Health, East Retford U.D.C. / Borough.

  • East Retford (England). Urban District Council.
Date:
1970
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Credit: [Report 1970] / Medical Officer of Health, East Retford U.D.C. / Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    HOUSING MATTERS [i] Rent Act 1968 No applications have been received for certificates of disrepair since 1960. [ii] Public Health & Housing Acts 1936-69 Number of inspections of houses for repair and/or nuisance, etc (Public Health Act) 106 Number of inspections of houses for repairs in connection with improvement grants (Housing Acts) 238 Number of houses surveyed for improvement purposes . . 45 Total number of inspections made for housing purposes . . 439 Number of houses found to be unfit for human habitation 23 Houses represented as “individual unfits” 10 Demolition orders confirmed (including 8 under considera- tion at 31.12.69) 14 Undertakings accepted 1 Decisions not made by 31.12.70 3 Houses represented in clearance areas nil Position at 31.12.70 Demo- tion Orders Closing Orders Under- takings Clear- ance Orders Totals 1969 Houses demolished in 1970 5 — — 9 14 15 Houses closed in 1970 n/a — 2 n/a 2 1 Houses made fit and orders revoked _ — . ■ Houses vacant pending demolition 19 n/a n/a 14 33 23 Houses still occupied 38 1 — 40 79 90 Houses awaiting con- firmation of orders 3 — 21 24 7 n/a - not applicable During the year 19 houses under order became vacant. 15 families (40 persons) being re-housed by the Council, 3 families (4 persons) finding private alternative accommodation, and one elderly tenant died. In 1970 a development of 123 dwellings was commenced by the Council, but none completed and in the same period private enterprise completed 40 dwellings for owner-occupation. Post-war totals (1946-70 inclusive): Council 1,353; Private Enterprise 1,109.