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extremely unlikely that the London County Council
would go beyond their previous offer, so it was
decided to serve full notices under the Housing,
Town Planning, &c., Act of 1909, where necessary,
and to exert pressure upon the owners of property
to carry out extensive repairs.
By direction of the Committee some 90 notices
under Sec. 15 were served, with the result that a
large amount of work has been carried out; most
of the defective houses have been thoroughly
stripped, walls and woodwork repaired, and afterwards
papered and painted throughout. Nine old
houses at the corner of Baker Street and Green
Street have been pulled down.
Brady Street Area.
In my last Annual Report I somewhat rashly
committed myself to the statement that "No portion of
the Borough taken as an area could now be successfully
scheduled as unhealthy." A recent re-inspection of
what is known "the Brady Street area" has considerably
modified that opinion, and I feel bound to withdraw the
statement for, notwithstanding the strenuous efforts of
the officers of my department, the district referred to has
steadily deteriorated since I last made a house-to-house
inspection in 1901, prior to a representation of the area
under the old Housing Act. Before this report is
printed, a new representation under the Housing, Town
Planning &c., Act, 1909, will be in the hands of the
London County Council. It is my earnest hope that it
will meet with a better fate than its predecessor.