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Slum Clearance
No areas were due to be dealt with by the Borough Council
during the year under the current five year programme, but in
view of the deterioration of a potential clearance area known as
Smith's Cottages, Lovegrove Street, it was agreed by the
London County Council that this should be included in the
programme, and the area, comprising two houses, was represented
by the Medical Officer of Health in February, 1954.
The occupants were rehoused by the London County Council
and the houses demolished.
Individual Unfit Houses and Parts of Premises
Fourteen individual houses and 62 parts of premises were
dealt with during the year. Details of the action taken are set
out in the Housing Statistics table which appears on pages 37, 38.

Housing Statistics, 1954.
1. Inspection of Dwelling Houses during the Year:—
(a) Total number of dwelling-houses inspected for housing defects
(under Public Health or Housing Acts) 6,480
(b) Number of inspections made for the purpose 22,624
(c) Number of dwelling-houses found not to be in all respects
reasonably fit for human habitation 4,630
2. Remedy of defects during the year without service of Formal Notices: —
Number of dwelling-houses rendered fit in consequence of informal
action by the Local Authority or their Officers —Public Health
(London) Act and Housing Acts 569
3. Action under Statutory Powers during the year:-
(a) Proceedings under Public Health (London) Act:—
(1) Number of dwelling-houses in respect of which statutory
notices were served requiring defects to be remedied 1,450