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City are being measured and recorded, and it is anticipated that for the
purposes of the overcrowding Bill the Council will be in possession of
sufficient data to be able to assess in a reasonable time the amount of
overcrowding in the City judged on the standards laid down in the Bill.
The number of houses inspected, together with other information
concerning the work of the survey, is included in the general figures
showing the year's work of the department, but the analysis of the mass
of information obtained cannot properly be completed until the survey
is brought to a close.
Clearance, Demolition, and Closure of Unfit Habitations.
Clearance, Demolition or Closing Orders have been made in respect
of the following areas:—
Ebury Bridge Road.—A Compulsory Purchase Order was made by
the City Council in respect of six houses and business premises on the
South side of Ebury Bridge Road for the purpose of the Ebury Bridge
Housing Estate Extension Scheme. The Order was confirmed by the
Minister of Health and the occupants rehoused by the Council.
Tyler's Court.—A Compulsory Purchase Order was made by the Council
in respect of four dwellings in this Court which were declared to be a
Clearance Area under Section 1 of the Housing Act, 1930. The Order
was confirmed by the Minister of Health following an Inquiry, the occupants
rehoused by the Council, and the premises demolished.
Douglas Place.—The Minister of Health, after Inquiry, confirmed a
Clearance Order made by the Council affecting sixteen old, worn-out
cottages occupied by 19 families, these latter also being rehoused by the
Council.
Wilton Road.—Following a report by the Medical Officer of Health,
the City Council proposed dealing with this area as a clearance area.
There are 73 dwellings concerned, consisting of old cottage property
in an advanced state of decay ; 61 families are accommodated on the site.
Commercial Place.—Five old cottages were included in this area which
had been scheduled as a probable clearance area. The houses were
demolished and the tenants rehoused by the owners during October.
No formal action was taken by the City Council.
Monck Street.—A Demolition Order was made in respect of No. 14
Monck Street, a dwelling house which was unfit for human habitation.
The house was demolished and the tenants rehoused in the City Council's
dwellings