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Fulham 1919
Annual report of the Medical Officer of Health for the year 1919
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IV. Unhealthy Areas.
No official or other representations have been made
of unhealthy areas under Part I. or Part II. of the
Housing Act of 1890; action under that Act and the
Act of 1909 having been confined to the representation
of individual houses.
In the Survey the following six areas were specified as areas which may have to be dealt with under Part I. or II. of the Act of 1890:—
| Area. | Acreage (approximate). | Numberof Houses. | Population (approximate). |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Heckfield Place, Wallham Lodge and Rock Avenues | 5.0 | 202 | 2,400 |
| 2. Field Road Area,comprising Chelmsford Street, Field Road and 8 Cul-de-sacs opening into it | 6.25 | 189 | 2,000 |
| 3. Church Path | 0.68 | 43 | 350 |
| 4. Caroline Place | 0.50 | 17 | 170 |
| 5. Welford Terrace and Aintree Street | 20 | 67 | 590 |
| 6. Hartopp and Werley Avenues | 1.5 | 68 | 580 |
In all the above, and especially in the first four,
reconstruction schemes are desirable, but under existing
conditions no houses should be closed unless additional
accommodation has been provided to house at least
as many persons as are displaced, and as there is very
little hope that sufficient new houses to justify any
extensive demolition can be built within a reasonable
time, the only course practicable at present is to deal
with the individual houses in these areas and endeavour
to render them more habitable.
In the event of any new houses being built either
by the Council or by private enterprise, partial