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New Accommodation.
During the year 224 flats were completed at Hallfield, 36 at
Creighton House, 113 at John Aird Court, and 12 at Lancefield Court.
The following is a list of Council-owned new accommodation:—
Pre-war No. of flats
Brindley House 8
Dudley House 50
Artesian House 8
Post-war:
Fleming Court 48
Queen's Park Court 96
John Aird Court 228
Lancefield Court 24
Philip Court 26
Creighton House 36
Gilbert Sheldon House 40
Portnall House 10
Post-war (cont.) No. of flats
Leamington House 12
Hallfield—
Caernarvon House 80
Clovelly House 22
Bridgewater House 22
Tenby House 22
Worcester House 22
Exeter House 80
Taunton House 22
Winchester House 78
Newbury House 22
Reading House 80
Lynton House 22
Brecon House 22
Compulsory Repairs
Fifteen (14) notices were served during the year under Section 9
of the Housing Act, 1936. Five (2) notices were complied with,
work was in progress at five (8) premises, and at five (4) premises
nothing had been done. Of the fourteen (10) notices served prior
to 1955 which remained outstanding, the owners complied with
eight (5), default action was taken by the Council in four (3) cases,
at one (1) of which work was still in progress at the end of the year.
Work was in progress at two (1) other premises.
Slum Clearance Programme.
The form of proposals for dealing under Parts II and III of the
Housing Act, 1936, with unfit houses in the Metropolitan Borough
of Paddington, has been forwarded to the London County Council
for submission on behalf of both Councils to the Minister of Housing
and Local Government as required by Part I of the Housing Repairs
and Rents Act, 1954. A copy of any proposals approved by the
Minister is to be deposited at the Town Hall and to be open to
inspection without charge during ordinary office hours. Approved
proposals will, therefore, be made public in due course.
As in the first instance, proposals for the Borough need to be
agreed with the London County Council, the Medical Officer of
Health has consulted with the Medical Officer of Health of the
London County Council. It appears to the Borough Council that
there are certain areas in the Borough containing a total of 257
houses which ought now to be included in clearance areas.
The Borough Council alone deal with individual unfit houses
under Part II of the Act of 1936, but both the Borough Council and
the London County Council are local authorities for the purposes
of the slum clearance provisions of Part III of that Act. Accordingly,
it is also necessary to agree with the London County Council, the
allocation of slum clearance operations as between the two authorities.
The areas referred to above generally form parts of areas of intended