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in the Parish, together occupying about four acres. The total
population was upwards of 2,000 persons, and there were nearly
300 houses included.
The areas were duly considered by the Housing Committee of
the London County Council, and on 29th October, 1899, the
Council decided that four of these areas, namely Garden Row,
Roby Street, Baltic Street and Honduras Street, should be dealt
with by them in a Scheme.

The estimated cost of the scheme is as follows: Gross cost of
property, £172,000 ; cost of works, £3,750—£175,750; less receipts,
£30,900—total net cost, £144,850. For this amount sites will be
cleared, upon which it is estimated that 1,256 persons will be
accommodated in lieu of 1,193 displaced. (Housing of the Working
Classes Act, 1890, Section 11.) Baltic Street will be widened at its
eastern end and continued westwards into Middle Row at a width of
40 feet. Central Street will be widened where it abuts on the
Garden Row area at its northern end, by setting back the frontages,
so as to provide a width of 50 feet. In all, an area of about 2¾
acres will be cleared, and 109 tenements of one room, 147 of two
rooms, and 39 of three or more rooms, and one common lodginghouse
will be destroyed. It was expected that the Roby Street area
would be the first of the five areas to be cleared and it was