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8 to 40 and 50 to 56a, Hurlock Street, and Fort Cottages.—This site comprises
52 houses, one factory and one public hall, with a population of 199 persons.
The area of the site is approximately 32,000 sq. feet. The site would appear to be
a suitable one for the erection of block flats, but with the exception of Fort
Cottages, the houses are in a very fair condition which does not preclude their
being reconditioned. The vacant ground forms the tempting nature of the site.
The number of the houses brings the area within the London County Council
category.
9, 11, 13, 15 17 and 19, Dorset Street.—These houses, three of which are
unoccupied, being in a condition which prevents their being let, form a site which
is certainly small enough to bring it within a Borough Council Scheme. The
population is 17 adults and 4 children at present. There is a contractor's yard
adjacent, which if obtained would make the area one in which possibly more people
could be accommodated in block dwellings. The site is not an island one, and in
a reconstruction scheme of course the houses would possibly require to be set back.
Still, the matter appears to be worth the serious consideration of the Committee if
the vacant land could be reasonably obtained.
1 to 9, Dibden Street, and 1 to 20, Pickering Street.—The number of houses
in this site is 29, accommodating 282 persons. The houses are recommended for
reconditioning, and that the necessary steps be taken in accordance with the
schedules submitted to compel the owners to make effective repairs under the
Housing Acts.
Vittoria Street, Henry Place, Payne Street, Vittoria Place, Half Moon
Crescent and Maygood Street.—These streets total 94 houses, with a population of
751 persons, 185 of these being children. The property generally is damp, old and
in a poor state of repair; the brickwork is poor, many walls bulging, and the
pointing is bad. The water supply of 39 of the houses is situated in the yard of
the house. The yards of Henry Place, and 29a, 29b, and la, Vittoria Street are
small. The light and ventilation of the houses is fair, although some of the houses
are dark. Nos. 12 and 14, Maygood Street do not admit of proper through ventilation.
This area would, from its extent as regards the number of houses, come
within a London County Council scheme.
North Avenue.—This Avenue is shortly reported on as some mention has been
made of it at a previous meeting. I would not, however, recommend this for
reconstruction owing to the lay-out of the site as at present. Some of the lower
rooms ground floor back are very dark owing to the small yards having been
covered over.
13, 15, 17, 19, St. Clement's Street, 18-32, Cornelia Street, and 33, Barnsbury
Grove.—In this area are 13 houses, accommodating 76 adults and 13 children.
The houses in St. Clement's Street and Barnsbury Grove are in a very fair condition,
but the Cornelia Street property is in a bad condition structurally, and each
house has an underground kitchen. The Cornelia Street portion could be dealt
with by application of the Housing Acts as before mentioned.
Rolhery Street and Rothery Place, Church Lane and Church Grove.—There
are 44 houses and 12 houses and shops in this area, with a population of 384, of
whom 128 are children.
Church Lane.— The whole of these premises with the exception of Church
Cottage (which might be omitted from any scheme) are in a generally worn
condition and many are very dilapidated. In six houses the only water supply
is in the yard. Four houses have basement rooms.