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Mr. Councillor A. H. Darby, Chairman of the Public Health and
Housing Committee, Mr. Councillor A. E. Hunt and the Medical Officer
of Health were appointed to attend the Conference.
Gandy Court Area.
The houses in Gandy Court area, which were represented as forming
an "unhealthy area" under Part 1 of the Housing of the Working
Classes Act, 1890, in July, 1904, were dealt with under the Public Health
(London) Act, 1891, with the following results:—
Nos. 1 to 5, Gandy Court (two storey brick houses), thoroughly
overhauled and put into habitable condition; floors taken up and
surface of ground concreted beneath; under-floor ventilation carried
right through from back to front; drains reconstructed, intercepted
and ventilated; external walls pointed; back additions, where
defective, pulled down and reconstructed; ceilings renewed; walls
stripped and cleansed; floorings repaired and in some cases renewed;
staircases repaired and underpinned; and trimmer arches reconstructed.
Nos. 8, 9 and 10, Gandy Court (brick structures with wooden
back additions) have undergone thorough repair. Nos. 8 and 9 were
greatly improved, the back additions were rebuilt in brick, yards
enlarged, additional w.c. provided, and drainage reconstructed.
Nos. 216 and 218, Bow Road also underwent thorough repair.
Nos. 6 and 7, Gandy Court (wooden structures) were demolished.
The leases of the whole of these premises had expired and reverted
to the freeholder, who undertook the necessary repairs and improvements.
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