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Nos. 7 to 31, Derbyshire Street (39 tenements). Extensive drainage
amendments were necessary in these cases. They were not
quite complete at the date of inspection, but a written promise
was given by Messrs. Bliss and Sons that these should be
satisfactorily carried out.
HOUSING OF THE WORKING CLASSES
ACTS, 1690 to 1903.
Digby Street and Brady Street Schemes.
No advance has been made towards the clearing of
these two unhealthy areas. In March, by direction of
the Public Health Committee, I wrote to the London
County Council to ask for a reconsideration of their
refusal to deal with the Brady Street area. On April
20th a reply was received from the Clerk to the Council
to the effect that the Housing of the Working Classes
Committee had reconsidered the matter but were still
unable to see their way to recommend the Council to
prepare a scheme for the improvement of the area under
Part 1 of the Housing of the Working Classes Act of
1890, for the following reasons:—
"In dealing with the matter the Committee have been given
to understand that it is proposed to erect new buildings
on a portion of the area, and in view of the alterations
which are being effected in the character of the surrounding
property, it would appear probable that at no
distant date the area will be redeveloped through private
enterprise. Under these circumstances the Committee
cannot but feel that the rearrangement of the area at the
public expense may not be altogether justifiable, and they
trust, therefore, that pending the redevelopment the
Borough Council will exercise, as far as possible, its
powers under the Public Health and other Acts for
remedying the evils connected with this area."