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3s. 3d., for the erection of the first section of Bekesbourne-buildings in London-street, Ratcliff, in
connection with displacements on the north side of the Thames.
Proceedings by district councils under Part 111. of the Act.
The following is a summary of proceedings by district councils under Part III. of the Act as
shown in the Annual Reports of the Medical Officers of Health:—
Kensington.—Dr. T. Orme Dudfield states in reference to the purchase of houses in Kenley-street,
Notting Dale, by the Borough Council and their adaptation for occupation by persons of the poorer
classes, that the houses on the north side of the street are now in occupation, and that those on the
south side have been demolished and will be replaced by six blocks of flats—constituting an important
public health improvement. It is intended to erect single room tenements on a site in Hesketh-place
and Thomas-place in the Potteries.
Chelsea.— Dr. Parkes states in reference to Sir Thomas More-buildings that Winchester and
Dacre Houses were opened in 1905, Kingsley, Burleigh, and Cadogan Houses having been opened in 1904,
the total number of persons accommodated being 798. Onslow-dwellings which had been erected in 1860
and which in 1903 came into possession of the Borough Council by purchase, were altered and improved.
Six houses in Pond-place, included in the leasehold of Onslow-dwellings and purchased by the Borough
Council were demolished and the Council resolved to erect dwellings in a building of five storeys similar
to the St. Thomas More-buildings, providing 8 two-room and 24 three-room tenements.
Hampstead.—The buildings being erected by the Borough Council at the corner of Lower Crossroad
and Upper Park-road will soon be ready for occupation
Batter sea.—The Borough Council has erected eighteen houses on land at the rear of the Town
Hall, fourteen of which contain two tenements of three rooms and four of which contain two tenements
of two rooms. These houses closely resemble those erected by the Borough Council on the Latchmere
estate.
Woolivich.—Of twenty-five houses belonging to the Borough Council in North Woolwich, 21 were
occupied on the 1st April, the number of inmates being about five to a house.
Proceedings in respect of houses represented under Part II. of the Act as unfit for human habitation.
The following tabular statement shows the proceedings of district authorities concerning
houses represented in 1905 as unfit for human habitation, and in respect of which the County
Council has received copies of representations:—