[Report 1953] / Medical Officer of Health, Knaresborough U.D.C.

  • Knaresborough (England). Urban District Council.
Date:
1953
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Credit: [Report 1953] / Medical Officer of Health, Knaresborough U.D.C. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Knackers Yard There is one Knackers Yard in the area and 5 visits of in- spection were made during the year. Rag Flock and Other Filling Materials Two premises in town are registered under the provisions of the Rag Flock and Other Filling Materials Act, 1951. Four visits were made to registered premises during the year, and two samples of filling material were taken. Both samples satisfied the statutory tests. i Pet Shops The Pet Animals Act, 1951, is administered by the depart- ment. Four visits were made under the provisions of the Act. Two premises and 1 Market Stall were licensed as Pet Shops and were satisfactory. One contravention occurred at the Market Stall. Housing Housing still constitutes the most urgent problem before the Authority. At the end of 1953 there were 286 applicants on the Council Housing Waiting List consisting of :— 85 without houses 59 with houses 99 living out of Knaresborough 43 applicants for bungalows and flats Only limited formal action was taken under the Housing Acts with regard to unfit houses as follows:— 15, Park Row—H. A. 1936, Sec. 11—Demolished. 2 and 4, Union Street—H. A. 1936, Sec. 11—Demolished. House rear of Finkle Street—H.A. 1936, Sec. 11—Demoli- tion order made. Demolished. \ H.A. 1936, Sec, 11 / 1 Powell’s Yard ( as amended by ' Houses closed. 15, Kirkgate L.G. (Misc. Provs.) ] J Act, 1953, Sec. 10. ( In addition the following unfit houses were demolished :— lb, Fisher Street 3, Fisher Street 5, Fisher Street 7, Fisher Street 9, Fisher Street 11, Fisher Street In connection with construction of a Municipal Car Park 6 and 8 Gracious Street—by owners after informal action.