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During the year the London County Council made clearance
orders in respect of 7 houses in Lithgow Street and 13 houses in
Thibet Street. After a local inquiry the orders were duly confirmed.
It is not intended to redevelop the sites for housing purposes.
Repair of Unfit Houses.
Since the War, the repair and reconditioning of unfit houses
either under the Housing Acts or the Public Health Act, has been
systematically proceeded with, and the work carried out during
1935 will be found summarised on pages 113 to 115.
In no case was it found necessary for the Council's Works
Department to enter and carry out, in default of the owner, the
necessary repairs in compliance with notices served under the
Housing Acts.
Appeals.
During 1935 the right of appeal by owners against notices
served under section 17, or against Demolition Orders made under
section 19 of the Housing Act, 1930, was not exercised.
Demolition Orders.
During the year an undertaking was accepted in respect of a
house in Creek Street which had been represented under section 19
of the Housing Act, 1930, during 1934. The necessary works of
repair were subsequently carried out.
An undertaking was also accepted in respect of two houses in
Verona Street, which had been represented under this section, that
they would not be used for human habitation. These houses have
since been vacated.
Two other houses in Gwynne Road were represented with a
view to demolition orders being made in respect thereof, and the
matter was under consideration at the end of the year.
Closing Orders.
A closing order was made by the Council during 1935 in respect
of dwelling rooms over a garage at the rear of a house in Lavender
Road which had been represented in 1934. The premises were
subsequently demolished by the owner.
Increase of Rent, Etc., Acts.
During 1935, 4 applications were received from tenants for
the certificate, and 1 from an owner for the report of the Sanitary
Authority under the above mentioned statutes. The application
for a certificate and that for a report was granted in each case.
Action under Section 5 of the Housing Act, 1925.
During 1935, in 12 cases (relating to 29 houses) contraventions
of section 5 of the Housing Act, 1925, which requires, under penalty,
the rent book to be kept in a prescribed form, were reported to the