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On the 9th November the Seal of the Council was affixed to a Closing
Order under Section 17 of the Housing, Town Planning, etc., Act, 1909,
in respect of No. 26a, Cuba Street, Millwall.
On the 17th November the Seal of the Council was affixed to a Closing
Order under Section 17 of the Housing, Town Planning, etc., Act, 1909,
in respect of No. 2, Walter Court, Bow.
At the time of writing this report No. 26a, Cuba Street, Millwall, and
No. 2, Walter Court, Bow, are being made fit for human habitation.
The Public Health and Housing Committee had under consideration
the question of the necessity for Closing Orders being made under the
Housing and Town Planning Act in respect of Nos. 2 to 8, Charles Terrace
and 15 to 23, Stewart's Terrace, the Committee interviewed representatives
of the leaseholder, under-leaseholder and mortgagee, on the subject
of the condition of the houses. Arrangements were completed for assignment
of the underlease to a responsible person who gave an undertaking
that the premises should be forthwith put into substantial repair. Under
these circumstances the Committee deferred consideration of the question
of recommending closing orders to be made, in the expectation that such
orders would be unnecessary.
These premises, at the time of writing this report, are being made fit
for human habitation.
The owner of Nos. 19 and 21, Galbraith Street was communicated
with, informing him that unless these premises were made fit for human
habitation, " representations " would be made for closing orders.
Exemption of Lodging-houses for the Working Classes
from Inhabited House Duty.
Applications were received and certificates were granted under
Section 35 of the Housing, Town Planning, etc., Act, 1909, that the
following premises were solely constructed and used to afford suitable
accommodation for the lodgers, and that due provision had been made for
their sanitary requirements, viz.:—
Date of Certificate. Premises.
28th February Bow Chambers, 193-197, Bow Road, E.
1st March St. James' Chambers, High Street, Poplar.