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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Kensington 1930
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Kensington Borough]
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NUMBER OF HOUSES OWNED BY THE LOCAL AUTHORITY.
The Council are the owners of 120 houses and flats which they built prior to the War in Kenley
Street, Hesketh Place and Runcorn Place abutting on Avondale Park.
The new housing accommodation provided by the Council since the termination of the War is shown in the following table.
| Situation. | Action taken. | Housing Act under which work was done. | Approximate Cost £ | Accommodation provided. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Large houses in Powis Square,Colville Terrace, Elgin Crescent, Ladbroke Grove. Bassett Road, Adair Road. | Acquisition and conversion into flats. | 1919 | 84,371 | 102 Flats and Maisonettes. |
| Avondale Park Gardens, Mary Place. | Acquired site of old Casual Wards, demolished buildings and erected cottages. | 1919 | 42,060 | 32 Cottages. |
| St. Quintin's Park | Acquired 9 acres of open ground and built flats and cottages. | Part under 1919 and part under 1923. | 154,785 | 176 Flats. 22 Cottages. |
| Thresher's Place | Acquired site of old workshops, demolished these and erected flats. | 1923 | 9,300 | 14 Flats. |
| St. James' Place | Acquired site of 18 dilapidated tenements, demolished buildings and erected flats. | 1890 | 18,528 | 38 Flats. |
| No. 33, Sirdar Road | Acquired house and converted it into four tenements. | 1890 | 666 | 4 Tenements. |
| Nos. 50-56, Sirdar Road. | Acquired 4 dwellings and built flats. | 1890 | 6,463 | 12 Flats. |
| Windsor House, Nos. 22-30, Sirdar Road. | Acquired dilapidated property, demolished and built flats and infant welfare centre. | Maternity & Child Welfare Act, 1918, and Housing Act, 1925. | 3,355 | 5 Flats. |
| Nos. 34 & 36, Bosworth Road. | Acquired 2 dwellings 1 and built flats. | 1890 | 6,031 | 12 Flats. |
| Hesketh Place | Acquired freeholds many years ago, leases expired in 1929 and the Council demolished and rebuilt. | 1925 | 15,674 | 24 Flats. |
| Corner of Adair Road and Southam Street | Acquired 6 houses for purpose of demolition. | 1925 | Cost of purchase, £2,619. Proposals for rebuilding now under consideration. | |
| Totals | £343,852 | 387 Flats and 54 Cottages. | ||