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The orders were subsequently made by the Council but the
Public Inquiry has not yet been held.
Since the commencement of the Slum Clearance campaign up
to the end of 1937, twenty-seven Orders have been made by the
Council affecting 235 houses. Of this number, 120 houses have
already been demolished while many of the remaining houses are
vacant and in course of demolition.
Action by the London County Council in this Borough.
Orders were made by the London County Council in connection
with the following Areas:—
Area. Premises.
Loampit Vale,
Lewisham, No. 1 Nos. 1 and 2, Smith Cottages, 1 to 6
(consecutive), Dunsley Place, and 1 to 6
(consecutive), Mount Pleasant Cottages.
Loampit Vale,
Lewisham, No. 2 Nos. 1 to 9 (odd), 6 to 10 (even), Hurst
Cottages, and 2, 6 and 7, Hope Cottages.
A Public Inquiry was held at the Town Hall at which I was
asked to corroborate the evidence of the London County Council.
The Orders were subsequently confirmed and the houses demolished.
Closing Orders Prohibiting the Use of Part of a Building
for Human Habitation.
The following is a list of premises which were represented
under Section 12 of the Housing Act, 1936, in respect of underground
rooms or part of the premises, and subsequently formed the
subject of a Closing Order:—
Nos. 5, 7, 9 and 11, High Street, Lewisham.
Nos. 9 and 11, Blythe Vale.
No. 7, Kent House Road.
No. 21, Ladywell Park.
Nos. 3 and 4, St. Germain's Villas.
No. 49, Clarendon Rise.