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(2) Number of dwelling-houses in which defects
were remedied after service of formal notices:—
(a) by owners 521
(b) by Local Authority in default of owners 1
(c) Proceedings under sections 19 and 21 of the
Housing Act, 1930:—
(1) Number of dwelling-houses in respect of which
Demolition Orders were made —
(2) Number of dwelling-houses demolished in
pursuance of Demolition Orders —
(d) Proceedings under section 20 of the Housing Act,
1930:—
(1) Number of separate tenements or underground
rooms in respect of which Closing Orders were
made 10
(2) Number of separate tenements or underground
rooms in respect of which Closing Orders were
determined, the tenement or rooms having been
rendered fit —
Slum Clearance. During the early part of the year, the Council agreed
in principle to the clearance under Part I of the Housing Act, 1930, of the
Albert Mews, iLillie Yard, Burlington Road and Argon Mews Areas, having
been satisfied that the houses were well below the standard of fitness as set
out in "The Manual on Unfit Houses and Unhealthy Areas" issued by the
Ministry of Health in 1919, and that the sanitary defects, disrepair and bad
arrangement were sufficient to warrant demolition.
After the Council's intentions were made public, the owners of the
Argon Mews area approached the Council and offered to have the inhabited
buildings vacated, and to cease letting the premises underneath (rented by
street traders) for the storage of food intended for human consumption. This
offer was accepted by the Council on the 24th April, 1934, and has since been
carried into effect.
The Orders for the other areas were made by the Council at their July
meeting, and forwarded to the Minister of Health for confirmation. Objections
were made in respect of the Albert Mews and Lillie Yard areas and a public
Local Inquiry was held in the Town Hall on the 27th and 28th of November,
by Mr. W. T. Bowman, O.B.E., F.I.S.A., M.I.Struct.E., one of the Inspectors of
the Ministry of Health. The Ministry subsequently (February, 1935) confirmed
the Orders with slight modifications.