We are now in possession of 20 Brigg Urban District Council rent books for the financial years 1963/4 through to 1979 when Glanford Borough Council had become the landlord.
In the early 1960s a three-bedroomed council house had a weekly rent of £1 10s 4d.
The Conditions of Tenancy included a requirement to have the chimneys swept by a competent person at least every six months - coal fires then being the norm in the vast majority of properties.
Tenants also had to inform the Medical Officer of Health immediately of any infectious diseases present in the home.
The Urban District Council's Housing Manager was J. T. Wilson, while Dr J.S. Robertson was the Medical Officer.
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