[Report 1960] / Medical Officer of Health, Northampton County Borough.

IV.—HOUSING Council Houses. The present position of the municipal housing schemes is given below :— Number of Council houses completed during 1960 . 210 Total number of houses erected for the Corporation up to 31st December, 1960 (exclusive of 250 temporary bungalows, and houses sold to tenants). 8,329 Other Houses. The following private building operations relating to housing, plans for which had been approved by the Council, were carried out during the year :— New dwellinghouses (private enterprise) . 335 Conversion of houses into flats (number of family units) 44 Alterations and extensions to dwellinghouses . 141 New private garages . 351 Maisonettes (Units) . 9 Bank Clearing House with dwelling . 1 Conversion of garage to house . 1 Individual Unfit Houses. Number of Demoliton Orders made in respect of houses rep¬ resented during year . 10 Number of Closing Orders made in respect of houses rep¬ resented during year . 31 Number of houses where action was under consideration at end of year . 7 Total number of houses represented during year . 48 Number of houses outstanding from previous years . 35 Total number of houses to be dealt with .. 83 Number dealt with during year (a) Demolished. 1 (b) Closed . 41 (c) Total .~ 42 Number remaining to be dealt with ... 41 Position at end of year of houses remaining to be dealt with (a) To be demolished . 18 (b) To be closed . 23 (c) Total . 41 (See also Rehousing, on page 37).