[Report 1960] / Medical Officer of Health and School Medical Officer of Health, Derbyshire County Council.

  • Derbyshire (England). County Council.
Date:
1960
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Credit: [Report 1960] / Medical Officer of Health and School Medical Officer of Health, Derbyshire County Council. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    The following schemes of sewerage and sewage disposal have been submitted to the Rural Water Supplies and Sewerage Act Sub-Com- mittee of the County Council during the year :— Authority submitting scheme Parish Estimated cost Ashbourne R.D.C. Yeaveley Village £7,641 Belper R.D.C. .. Parishes of Shottle and Postern, and Hazelwood £18,998 Chapel-en-le-Frith R.D.C. .. Wormhill (Upper End) £24,275 Housing. The following Table on Housing shows that out of an original estimate (in 1955) of 10^706 unfit houses, a total of 5,275 have now been demolished or closed; not quite half the original figure but nevertheless an improvement on the previous year’s figures. The effect of the 1959 Housing Act authorising the use of “standard grants” is clearly reflected in the Table of Improvement Grants. During 1960, altogether 1,854 grants were made as against 1,157 in 1959. SLUM CLEARANCE FOR SIX YEARS FROM 1955 Municipal Boroughs and Urban Districts Rural Districts Estimated No. of unfit houses at 1955 5,244 5,462 Total No. of houses demolished or closed 1955 to 31/12/1960 2,583 2,692 Houses demolished :— 370 (a) in Clearance Areas .. 104 {b) not in Clearance Areas 145 191 Unfit houses closed 123 47 Unfit houses made fit and houses in which defects were remedied 2,680 1,305 Unfit houses in temporary use 7 210 Houses in Clearance Areas purchased 119 75