14 SCIENTIFIC SURVEY OF NOTTINGHAM AND DISTRICT 



The Town Planning Scheme contains other proposals for the construc- 

 tion of new roads and widening of existing roads, and when these works 

 have been completed, traffic difficulties in Nottingham will be reduced to 

 a minimum. 



Housing and Re-Housing 



The progressive policy adopted by the Corporation Housing Committee 

 has resulted in Nottingham being right in the forefront of municipal 

 housing. 



Immediately after the War, Nottingham, in common with all other 

 Cities, was faced with a serious Housing shortage. The Housing Com- 

 mittee embarked upon an extensive housing policy covering a considerable 

 number of estates, and since 1919 no less than 15,000 houses for the 

 working classes have been built. 



Nottingham has been fully alive to its obligations in respect to slum 

 clearance and its five years' programme for this work provides for the 

 erection of approximately 5,500 new houses. 



It is of interest to note that Nottingham was the first large city in 

 England to send in a completed five-year plan for slum clearance and 

 also the first large city to receive approval for that scheme from the 

 Ministry of Health. 2,500 houses have been completed for re-housing 

 in connection with slum clearance and work is proceeding on a further 

 3,000 houses to complete the programme. 



Nottingham was one of the first local authorities to erect houses to 

 let at an economic rent without the aid of Government subsidy. 550 

 non-parlour houses have been erected and let at an inclusive rent of 

 10/2 per week, and another 1,000 are in course of construction. 



In accordance with the provisions of the Housing Act, 1936, 66,835 

 houses have been inspected, of which 1,015 or 1.517% were found to be 

 overcrowded. The scheme for dealing with overcrowding provides, in 

 the first place, for the erection of 308 houses and it is the Corporation's 

 intention to deal with this matter expeditiously. 



The Ministry of Health has warmly commended the Corporation upon 

 its housing developments and has frequently used its figures as a basis 

 of comparison. The general excellence of its housing schemes, com- 

 bining successful layout, sound construction, artistic appearance and 

 lowness of cost has led to the results being studied by the corporations 

 of many important centres. 



Public Health Services 

 In a municipality of highly developed and methodically administered 

 public services, matters appertaining to public health claim the highest 

 consideration. In view of the important part which the health of an 

 industrial community plays in its prosperity, the Public Health Depart- 

 ment of the Corporation has a very responsible trust to administer. Every 

 modern resource is utilized to combat disease, both by prevention and 

 cure. To this end the latest methods of applied sanitary science are 

 mrned to account. Full use is made of the powers conferred by the 

 Infectious Diseases (Notification) Act, and disinfection and isolation are 

 carried out whenever necessary. Every eff'ort is exerted towards the 



