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SECTION D.
HOUSING.
To carry out the work of dealing with the repair and demolition
of insanitary houses under the Housing Act, 1930, one of the
District Inspectors was appointed for this special purpose and com
menced duty in February. The appointment was for 6 months only
but has since been extended for a similar period. The work is
necessarily slow but is going on steadily, although the number of
inspections and re-inspection, together with the mass of clerical work
involved in recording the results of these inspections, the communications with owners and agents, entail a considerable amount of office
work and makes for slow progress.
During the year the following insanitary areas mentioned in last
year's Report were officially represented to the Council.
Area A.—No. 1, la, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 on the south side of
Richardson's Place, together with Nos. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, Church Passage.
Area B.—Nos. 8, 9, 10 and 11, being the houses on the north
side of Richardson's Place, together with Nos. 1, 2, 3 and 5, Pemmels
Court abutting thereon.
Area C.—Nos. 2. and 3, Felma Court, and 1, 2, 3 and 4, Prince
of Wales Cottages, Felma Court.
Area D.—Nos. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8, Watton Place.
Area E.—Plume Place East, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9, and 76,
Roan Street ; Plume Place West, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 and 11.
Area F.—22, 24, 26 and 28, The Stowage.
Area G.—1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6, Baker's Yard, and. 31, 33, 35 and
37, Billingsgate Street.
It is hoped that the Borough Council's efforts to clear up these
areas at an early date will be successful, for the clearance or improvement of unhealthy dwellings is a matter of great urgency. The
great difficulty of course, is that of finding alternative accommodation
for the displaced tenants. A number of houses in the low lying
parts of the Borough are old and of faulty construction, and although
every endeavour is made by action under the Public Health Acts to
prevent further deterioration, the majority of these premises require
the more drastic measures provided by the application of the
Housing Acts. Many of the houses in question are occupied by two
or more families and are lacking in adequate provision for food
storage and washing accommodation.
Clearance Areas.—The L.C.C. having submitted to the Ministry
of Health for confirmation the two Compulsory Purchase Orders,