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Paddington 1936

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Paddington, Metropolitan Borough of]

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Table: Summary of Clearance and Housing Operations of the Metropolitan Borough Councils up to 31st March, 1937—Prepared by the London County Council.

Summary of Clearance and Housing Operations of the Metropolitan Borough Councils up to 31st March, 1937—Prepared by the London County Council.

Metropolitan Borough.Clearance areas declared under the Housing Acts, 1930 and 1936.Action taken under Part II of Housing Acts, 1930 and 1936.Dwellings provided since 1919.
Number of areas or groups of areas.Premises.Size of areas.Persons displaced or to be displaced.Houses demolishedHouses or parts of houses closed.Completed.In course of erection.Plans in preparation.
(1)(2)(3)(4)(6)(6)(7)(8)(9)(10)
acres.
Battersea2150.33871514600-220
Bermondsey492,12444.5712,54257102,1696851,588
Bethnsl Green61132.787146—4863565
Camberwell414088.351,672817442-66
Chelsea1591.602181717080-
Deptford—2160.2064955246—-
Finsbury21684.428825—448—-
Fulbam102926.232,221349454271266
Greenwich143149.251,3761551,28017460
Hackney4287618.634,0661066883457258
Hammersmith132054.67702141179626982
Hampstead3230.4897—61430—43
Holborn1130.54224204092_94
Islington171952.651,05174471,177140431
Kensington141814.141,1167333518—210
Lambeth22275.831,54062838844962
Lewisham111443.72488232769--
PADDINGTON112244.231,026—50518—104
Poplar272055.551,2725189966638
St. Marylebone†-———292130——
St. Pancras141734.207671727363477347
Shoreditch7650.84317—35273-10
Southwark204509.502,1406012034370-
Stepney163143.531,9631546890212295
Stoke Newington71102.01446-2214-_80
Wandsworth2357220.062,46715312,02760190
Westminster121994.0081243521,174-_-
Woolwich3131512.881,2415833,972278176

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† in this Borough all the work of slum clearance is being undertaken by the London County Council, and the Borough
Council is contributing towards the expenses thereof.
Houses Unfit for Human Habitation.—The following figures show the extent of the Council's
operations during 1936:—
Number of basement rooms closed for human habitation 27
Number of basement rooms closed for sleeping purposes only 112
Number of dwelling-houses or parts of dwelling-houses closed for human habitation
(other than basement rooms) 26
Number of persons displaced or who will be displaced as a result of the Council's
operations 344
Number of displaced persons re housed on London County Council Housing Estates.. 144
A number of displaced persons have found accommodation through their own efforts, while others
are awaiting suitable vacancies on London County Council Estates.
In lieu of making closing oideis the Council, in 42 instances, after consultation with owners,
accepted undertakings from them as empowered by Section 19 (2) of the Housing Act, 1930. Such
undertakings possess the advcntage cf expediting procedure, whilst securing the closure of the parts
of the premises to which they refer as effectively as though closing orders had been made. Subsequently,
three of the owners submitted proposals for making the premises fit for human habitation. In each
instance the proposals were approved, the work carried out to the satisfaction of the Council, and
the undertakings cancelled.
During the year 776 inspections and 1,868 re-inspections of basement premises were made.
Underground Rooms.—The use of this term in this paragraph is restricted to rooms dealt with
under Section 132 of the Public Health (London) Act, 1936. Particulars of basement rooms in
icgaid to which action was taken under the Housing Act, 1930, will be found in the preceding
paisgiaphs. Dmirg the year special attention was given to the inspection of underground rooms
which did net appear to possess the requisites specified in the above-mentioned section and therefore