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entitled "The Hammersmith (Mulberry Place) Housing
Confirmation Order, 1936."
Coleman's Buildings Area.—In March, 1936, I submitted
an official representation with respect to the area
known as the Coleman's Buildings Area.
The area was .07 acres in extent and comprised six
brick-built, two-storey dwellings, five with two rooms on the
ground floor and two on the first floor, and one with three
rooms on the ground floor and three on the first floor.
The premises were old and worn out, with rising dampness
in each of the houses and dampness from defective roofs,
gutters and brickwork, and all were badly lighted, illventilated
and congested.
The Council decided that the area should be declared
a clearance area under the Act, that the owners should
be required to demolish the properties in the area, and
that the Council should impose suitable restrictions and
conditions with regard to the user of the land when cleared
of buildings.
The number of persons of the working classes in occupation
of the buildings according to a recent count was 27.
In August. 1936, the Minister of Health issued an Order
confirming the Clearance Order made by the Council,
entitled "The Hammersmith (Coleman's Buildings)
Housing Confirmation Order, 1936."
Britannia Court Area.—In March, 1936, I submitted
an official representation with respect to the area known
as the Britannia Court Area.
The area was .13 acres in extent and comprised 11 twostorey,
brick-built terraced dwelling-houses, with two
rooms and a scullery on the ground floor and two on the
upper floor. The properties were old, damp and badly
arranged internally; and the area was congested. Other
defects included settlements in walls and sagged roofs.