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Closing Orders.
No Closing Orders under Section 11, (1) of the Housing Act,
1925, were made by the Council during 1926.
The Closing Order made by the Council in 1925, under the
Housing Act, 1925, in respect of the dwelling-house No. 39 Tidemore
Street was determined by the Council in July, 1926, the necessary
works of repair to render the house in all respects fit for human
habitation having been carried out by the owner.
Underground Rooms.
During 1926, in view of the housing shortage, no action was
taken under Section 18 of the Housing Act, 1925, in respect of
underground rooms.
Increase of Rent, &c., Acts.
During 1926, 14 applications were received from the tenants
for the certificate and 8 from the owners for the report of the
Sanitary Authority under the above-mentioned Acts. The applications
for Certificates were refused in 5 cases, those for reports
were granted in all cases.
Action under Section 5 of the Housing Act, 1925.
During 1926, 89 cases relating to 119 houses were reported to the
Housing Committee for contraventions of Section 5 of the Housing
Act, 1925, which requires the rent book (if such is provided) to be
kept in the prescribed form.
In 87 cases the Committee directed that cautionary letters
were to be sent to the offenders and in the other 2 cases that proceedings
be taken.
Insanitary Areas.
No additional insanitary areas were represented to the Council
during 1926.
During the year considerable progress was made with the
Plough Road Improvement Scheme. The second, third and fourth
blocks were completed and the fifth block was well-advanced by
the end of the year.
Assistance towards the re-housing of the people residing in this
area was provided by the offer under certain conditions of the
London County Council, to allot eight tenements on their East
Hill Estate. In addition the County Council agreed to provide
housing accommodation in three empty houses belonging to them
in Culvert Road to accommodate other suitable families who were
being de-housed in this area. The Borough Council decided to
accept both offers.
Overcrowding.
To relieve to some extent the overcrowding prevailing in some
of the Metropolitan Boroughs, the London County Council allocated
a certain proportion of the housing accommodation on their Housing
Estates towards the relief of overcrowding and hardship in Metropolitan
Boroughs on the recommendation of the Medical Officer
of Health.