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[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Westminster, City of]
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Tenements.
C.—Proceedings under Sections 11, 14, 15 and 18 of the
Housing Act, 1925.
(1) Number of representations made with a view to
the making of Closing Orders:—
(a) Dwelling-houses 0
(b) Underground rooms 0
(2) (a) Number of dwelling-houses in respect of which
Closing Orders were made 0
(6) Number of underground rooms in respect of
which Closing Orders were made 0
(3) (a) Number of dwelling-houses in respect of which
Closing Orders were determined, the dwellinghouses
having been rendered fit .. 0
(b) Number of underground rooms in respect of
which Closing Orders were determined, the
rooms having been rendered fit 0
(4) Number of dwelling-houses in respect of which
Demolition Orders were made 0
(5) Number of dwelling-houses demolished in
ance of Demolition Orders 0
4. Number of houses owned by Local Authority.
Total number of completed working-class flats, at 31st
December, 1930 671
Total number built in the last two years and held under—
(1) Part III of the Housing Act, 1925 .. .. 80
(2) Part II of the Housing Act, 1925 .. .. .. 0
(3) Other powers 80
Section (b).
Housing Conditions.
(1.) General Observations as to Housing Conditions.
(i) City Council's Schemes.
Very considerable progress has been made towards completion of the
new housing schemes which the City Council has had in hand during the
past two years, and to which very full reference was made in the reports
of 1928 and 1929. The Ebury Bridge scheme is complete in all but
two blocks of 30 flats each, which will be finished in September, 1931.
The first sections consisting of 80 flats were occupied in the autumn of