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HOUSING OF THE WORKING CLASSES ACT 1890.
Part I
Kilburn Vale Area.
The Representation of this Area, together with the resolutions of
the London County Council, and the letter from the Secretary of State
upon the subject (set out in ray Annual Report for 1903), are still under
the consideration of the Housing Committee.
Part II.
Silver Street Area.
The Council on the 3rd March adopted the report of the Housing
Committee, stating that they had considered the question of this area,
and recommended that no further action should be taken in the matter
pending the development of the suggested scheme for a Garden Suburb
adjoining WYldes Farm, North End.
In answer to an inquiry from their Medical Officer received in
June, the London County Council were informed of this resolution.
Part III.
The question of the extent and condition of the Housing accommodation
available for the Working Classes resident in the Fleet Road
district, formed the subject of considerable investigation and enquiry by
the Housing Committee as a result of which the following conclusions
embodied in a report adopted by the Council were arrived at —
That—
1.—There is no accommodation to spare.
2.—Much of the existing accommodation is bad.
3.—There is an evident tendency to overcrowd.
4.—That the rents are high.
5.—That the death rate is considerably higher than the average
for the whole Borough notwithstanding the nearness to the
Heath, and the extent of open spaces.