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Harrow 1935
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Harrow]
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under Part II of the Housing Act, 1930, other than direct action
taken under Sections 19 or 20:—
Insanitary properties demolished in anticipation of
action under Section 19 5
Insanitary houses closed but not demolished on an
undertaking which has not been cancelled ... 4
Number of houses rendered fit as a result of informal
action under Section 17 111
In June the Council approved of the following properties
being dealt with as Clearance Areas:—
Nos. 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, Peel Road, Wealdstone.
Nos. 3-21 (both inclusive), Alma Row, Harrow Weald.
Nos. 1-11 (both inclusive), Whitchurch Lane, Stanmore.
HOUSING DEVELOPMENT.
During the year 4,715 houses were erected. The following is a classification of the houses of different rateable values giving the position at March 31st, 1935 and 1936, with the percentage each group of houses represents of the total of the rateable properties :—
| 1935. | 1936. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. of hereditaments. | percentage. | No. of hereditaments. | percentage. | |
| Rateable value not exceeding £10 | 353 | 0.86 | 343 | 0.8 |
| £11-£12 | 5,029 | 12.29 | 6,181 | 14.5 |
| £21-£30 | 17,863 | 43.64 | 21,892 | 52.1 |
| £31-£40 | 7,749 | 18.93 | 8,451 | 19.9 |
| £41-£50 | 2,784 | 6.80 | 3,131 | 7.3 |
| £51-£60 | 1,026 | 251 | 1,070 | 2.5 |
| Over £60 | 1,333 | 3.25 | 1,360 | 3.2 |
During the year the Minister of Health intimated his decision
to confirm the County of London (Harrow—Middlesex) Housing
Order, 1935, for the compulsory purchase of land at Headstone
Lane for housing purposes.
Proposals were also submitted by the London County Council
for the development of 58 acres at Kenmore Park Estate as a
housing site. Some 3.5 acres of this is set aside as a school site,
and a further three acres as an open space. The number of houses
to be built on the estate will be about 600.
OVERCROWDING.
During the year 31 cases of overcrowding were reported. Of
these 28 were abated, in some cases the occupants being rehoused
in Council houses, in others, which were due to the sub-letting or
to the presence of lodgers, by the vacation of the premises by surh
sub-tenants or lodgers.
Towards the end of the year was begun the survey to determine
the extent of overcrowding of the working-class houses in the
district as required by the 1935 Housing Act.