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Battersea 1954
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Battersea Borough.
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Housing.
Provision of New Accommodation.
During the year 1954 construction of the following 358 new houses and flats was completed:—
| By Battersea Borough Council:— | ||
| 154, 154a, 156, 156a Lavender Hill | 4 flats | |
| 116, 116a, 118, 118a Lavender Hill | 4 „ | |
| 1/64 Rawson Court | 64 „ | |
| 1/15 (odd) Salcott Road | 8 „ | |
| 9/38 (Cons.) St. James's Close | 30 houses | |
| 110 | ||
By London County Council:—
| Stroudley House | Patmore Street Estate | 42 flats |
| Martley House | 3 flats and | |
| 14 maisonettes | ||
| Hookham Court | 31 flats | |
| Crampton House | 52 „ | |
| Mansell House | 12 „ | |
| Kirtley House | 52 „ | |
| Mills House | 15 „ | |
| Dungeness House | Usk Road Estate | 20 „ |
| 241 | ||
By Private Enterprise:—
| 69, 71 Beaufoy Road | 2 houses |
| 40 Taybridge Road | 1 house |
| 34 Culvert Road | 1 „ |
| Flats 1 & 2, 14/28 (even) York Road | 2 flats |
| 100 Kyrle Road | 1 house |
| 7 | |
| Total | 358 |
Housing Repairs and Rents Act, 1954.
The above Act was passed on the 30th July, 1954, and came into
operation on the 30th August.
The Act is in two main parts:
Part I, which deals with slum clearance, deferred demolition and
improvements, etc.
Part II, which deals with increases of rent ("repairs increases")
and other matters related to controlled dwellings.
The inspection of houses for the purpose of slum clearance and
preparation for representation is in hand, and during the year one area,
relating to 19 houses, was represented.