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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 1952
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Kensington Borough]
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one case the cost amounted to £99,3s,6d. and in the second
case £55. Steps are now being taken to recover these expenses.
Rent and Mortgage Interest (Restrictions) Acts
Six applications by occupiers were made to the Council
during the year for certificates of unfitness for habitation
under these Acts, four were granted and in the remaining cases
the applicants subsequently withdrew their requests. In one
case, an owner applied for the revocation of an "unfitness
certificate" granted to his tenant on the grounds that the
necessary works had been carried out, The application was
granted.
The provision of new housing accommodation The post-war new housing schemes completed or being erected by the Council are summarised as follows:-
| Dwellings | |
|---|---|
| Henry Dickens Court | 328 |
| Rackham Street | 120 |
| Portobello Court | 158 |
| Kelfield Court | 18 |
| St. Columbs House, Blagrove Road | 16 |
| St. Marks Place | 12 |
| Corbett House, Catheart Road | 15 |
| Elgin Crescent/Ladbroke Grove | 16 |
| Walmer Road/Clarendon Road | 72 |
| Lansdowne Road | 8 |
| Old Brompton Road | 15 |
| Denbigh Road/Walmer Road | 102 |
| Finborough Road (part) | 6 |
| Holland Street | 32 |
| Trebovir Road | 8 |
| Wornington Road | 9 |
Other schemes for building are in various stages of
preparation.
Slum Clearance
In 1950, the Council re-commenced their slum clearance
work under the Housing Act, 1936, which had necessarily been
interrupted during the war and post-war years. The following
is a summary of the action taken up to the end of 1952
Elgin Mews (28 premise)
This area was made the subject of a
Compulsory Purchase Order on the 3rd October, 1950,
which was confirmed without modification by the
Minister of Housing and Local Government on the
28th March, 1951.
By the end of the year, the Council were
completing purchase of the properties and the vacation
of the premises,
Lionel Mews (13 premises)
A Compulsory Purchase Order made on the
27th Februarys 1951? by the Council was confirmed
without modification by the Minister of Housing
and Local Government on the 13th September, 1951.
By the end of the year, the Council were
completing purchase of the properties and the vacation
of the premises.