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one is a three-storey brick-built building used as a dwelling,
with the ground-floor front room used as a barber's shop.
The buildings are old and worn out, much of the brickwork
is bulged and settled, there is rising dampness in
every house, and dampness from defective roofs, rainwater
guttering and brickwork; the woodwork is decayed
and a large number of other insanitary conditions exist.
The premises are badly lighted and ventilated, and the
area is congested and lacking in air space.
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
is 63.
In May, 1937, the Minister of Health issued an Order
confirming the Clearance Order made by the Council,
entitled "The Hammersmith (Rose and Crown Lane Area)
Housing Confirmation Order, 1937."
Wescombe Cottages Area.—In November, 1936, I
submitted an official representation with respect to the area
known as the Wescombe Cottages Area. The area is
situated on the north side of King Street, and is approached
therefrom by a narrow roadway. A number of the properties
face on to Bradmore Grove.
The area is .78 acres in extent and comprises 32 properties,
three of which are still occupied as dwelling-houses,
the others being vacant. All the properties are old and
worn out, badly lighted and ventilated, and with rising
dampness; much of the brickwork is settled and defective,
and much of the pointing of the brickwork is defective.
The area as a whole is congested.
In a letter (6/11/36) the London County Council intimated
that it does not itself intend to deal with the area
as a clearance area or part of a clearance area under the
Housing Act, 1980.