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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 nine.
In May, 1937. the Ministry of Health issued an Order
confirming the Clearance Order made by the Council
entitled" The Hammersmith (Wescombe Cottage) Housing
Confirmation Order, 1937."
Edwin Cottages Area.—In November, 1936, I submitted
an official representation with respect to the area
known as the Edwin Cottages Area.
The area is .02 acres in extent and comprises two brickbuilt,
two-storey dwellings. The buildings are old and worn
out; the brickwork is defective; there is rising dampness
in both of the houses, which are badly lighted; the drains
are defective and other insanitary conditions exist. In
addition, the area is lacking in air space.
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, 1930.
The Council decided that the area should be declared a
clearance area under the Housing Act, 1930, 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 nine.
In July, 1937. the Ministry of Health issued an Order
confirming the Clearance Order made by the Council
entitled "The Hammersmith (Edwin Cottages) Housing
Confirmation Order, 1937."