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The following agreements have been entered into by the Paddington Borough Council for the
provision of rehousing accommodation on London County Council Estates for Paddington families:—
In November, 1927, and July, 1928, agreements were completed between the London County
Council and the Paddington Borough Council whereby provision was made for the housing of
150 families on the Wormholt Estate, Hammersmith, the Borough Council to pay to the London
County Counoil the sum of £7 per annum for a period of 20 years for each house occupied.
Since the 150 families went into occupation, 46 vacancies have occurred and the cottages
or flats have been re-let to deserving families selected from the waiting list.
The annual cost to the Council in respect of the 150 dwellings is £1,050.
On the 30th October, 1934, the Council entered into an agreement with the London
County Council in respect of the provision of re-housing accommodation for families displaced
as a result of the Council's operations under the Housing Act, 1930, in connection with clearance
or improvement areas, or the demolition of insanitary houses or the closing of parts of
buildings, by which the Borough Council shall pay the sum of £1 17s. 6d. per dwelling a
year for a period of 40 years. In the event of a dwelling occupied by a re-housed tenant
becoming vacant, the Borough Council is empowered to nominate further tenants for such
dwelling for the whole of the 40 years, but not one that has been displaced by the operations
of the Council under the Housing Act, 1930.
At the end of December, 1935, the number of houses and flats provided under tihis
agreement was 89, and since the first tenants went into occupation 8 vacancies have occurred.
Fresh tenants for these vacancies were admitted at once from the waiting list.
The annual cost to the Council in respect of the 89 dwellings is £166 17s. 6d.
The agreements entered into by the Council have resulted in 293 Paddington families obtaining
improved housing conditions, and this number should be considerably increased in the near
future as a result of the re-housing of displaced persons in connection with the Council's slum
clearance programme.
The Council continue to co-operate with the London County Council in improving the home conditions
of oertain families, who, at first view, do not appear to come up to the standard it is
desired to maintain on London County Council Estates. If at the end of a period of, say, three
months the families have improved their standard of living to such an extent that they would appear
to prove satisfactory tenants, an opportunity is given them of making further application for
accommodation.
Tenement Houses.—The number of houses on the register at the close of the year was 1,376.
Inspections totalled 5,474, and legal proceedings were instituted with respect to nuisances or
contraventions of the Bye-laws in 17 instances. Particulars of the defects, etc., discovered and
remedied will be found on page 47.