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8. King Square (No.2) Area - 292 premises
This very large area' was surveyed and represented and a Clearance
Order agreed to by the Council.
9. King Square (No.3) Area - 25 premises
This area was inspected and represented and a Clearance Order
agreed to by the Council.
10. Donegal Street Area - 45 premises
An inspection was carried out and a presentation made to the Council
on 1st December 1958 of this area which included houses previously
represented in Cynthia Street; the latter Order was rescinded.
11. Buxton Buildings - 28 premises
These flats were included in the agreed slum clearance programme
but on grounds of expediency each individual flat was made the subject
of a closing order representation.
As a result of the extensive action taken during the year with the
exception of 2 houses, representations have now been made in respect
of all the properties scheduled in the 1956/60 programme agreed between
the Council and the London County Council.
Inspections
The year 1958 was one of intense activity by the Department in the
matter of slum clearance. As indicated above, three areas were subjected
to detailed surveys by the Public Health (Housing) Inspectors and were
represented under the Housing Act 1957.
Of all the areas so far represented to the Council under the
Housing Acts, the combined King Square Area is by far the largest in
extent and contains more houses than any other area previously dealt
with by the Department.
In all, a total of 420 house to house inspections were made during
the year.
Overcrowding
It is difficult to estimate the extent of overcrowding in the
borough - either overcrowding based on the purely legal standard or
what may well be considered to be overcrowding of families living in
cramped conditions necessitating the use of kitchens as bedrooms but
not legally overcrowded. At the beginning of 1957 a register was