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Alleviation of overcrowding was effected in the following instances:—
Rehoused by the Westminster City Council 55
Rehoused by the London County Council 32
Rehoused by Housing Trusts, Societies, Private Corporations,
&c. 32
Families who have obtained other or additional accommodation
in privately-owned dwelling houses or where some
members of the family have left the household 284
Total 403
Clearance Areas.
Clifford's Row, Ebury Gardens, Eaton Cottages, Ebury Bridge Road (part),
Gregory Cottages, Grosvenor Cottages and Willow Place.
These areas have been dealt with by the City Council by means of
Clearance Orders made under the provisions of the Housing Act.
A local inquiry was held by the Minister of Health in one instance,
that of the Willow Place Area.
The several areas originally embraced 64 houses, but in the case of
Willow Place, two vacant houses were demolished before the date of the
inquiry and the Orders were confirmed by the Minister of Health for 62
houses, mostly the cottage type, occupied by 68 families.
Closure of Parts of Buildings.
Closing Orders to the number of 247 were made prohibiting the use
of parts of buildings for human habitation and in four instances statutory
undertakings by the owners not to re-let until the rooms were rendered
fit were accepted by the City Council. Of these Closing Orders and
Undertakings, 249 related to basements and 2 to other parts of houses,
comprising in all 660 rooms.
In 110 other cases statutory procedure for closure of basements was
in process at the end of the year, so that formal action has been applied to
359 basements. In addition to the basements which have been the subject
of formal procedure, 134 have been closed voluntarily by owners pending
reconditioning or consideration as to future user; thus the total number
of basements dealt with during the year has been 593(1,320 rooms).
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