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Those areas which are regarded as being most urgently in need of
consideration for this purpose are:—
1. Nine Elms Area (Island site).
2. Sheepcote Lane Area.
Individual Unfit Houses.
The following is a list of houses which appear to be incapable of
being rendered fit at a reasonable cost:-
34, Savona Place.
15, 48, 50, 52, 54, Brougham
Street.
101, Culvert Road.
26, 32, Darien Road.
2-5, (consec.), Yarmouth Cottages.
19, 21, 23, Livingstone Road.
*102, Ingrave Street.
*23, 25, 27, 29, Speke Road.
143, 169, Meyrick Road.
39, 60, 62, 64a, Winstanley Road.
*57, Verona Street.
99, York Road.
Houses capable of being rendered fit.
The houses inspected under the survey and capable of being rendered
fit are classified into four groups; the first, consisting of 1,673 houses,
and requiring immediate action either under the Housing Act or the
Public Health (London) Act, 1891. The houses in this group are set
out below:—
No. 1 Sanitary District 534
No. 2 „ 218
No. 3 „ 179
No. 4 „ 278
No. 5 „ 92
No. 6 „ 372
Total 1,673
The second group, consisting of 1,089 houses not so urgently in need
of action as the preceding group could be dealt with later as may be
necessary. This group is made up as under:—
No. 1 Sanitary District 136
No. 2 „ 264
No. 3 „ 273
No. 4 „ 150
No. 5 „ 96
No. 6 „ 170
Total 1,089
The third group consists of 2,374 dwellings and are mainly houses
which require the provision of adequate light and ventilation to the
staircase but action in regard to which is not so immediately urgent as
in the preceding groups. This group is made up as under :—
No. 1 Sanitary District 883
No. 2 „ 651
No. 3 ,, 419
No. 4 ,, 239
No. 5 ,, 70
No. 6 „ 112
Total 2,374
*Demolition Orders were made by the Council on 24th February, 1932,
in respect of these houses.