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HOUSING OF THE WORKING CLASSES.
No house has been condemned during 1910, under the
Housing of the Working Classes Acts, but in this connection
it must be remembered that, in respect of dwelling
houses, many notices have been served under the Public
Health Act, and that had these notices not been complied
with, proceedings would have been taken under that Act
in the usual way for the closing of the houses. The Housing
Acts only need to be brought into use in extreme cases.
Displacement of Tenants.
Under the South Western Railway Acts, 1898, 1899,
and 1900, when property is acquired by the Railway
Company, housing accommodation is to be provided by the
Company for the displaced tenants. In connection with
the enlargement of Waterloo Station, and the widening of
the line, the Company acquired a large number of houses
in Lambeth occupied by persons of the labouring classes,
and housing accommodation was provided in 1903 by the
erection of Stagnate Buildings, Upper Marsh (290 persons),
Campbell Buildings, Westminster Bridge Road (1460 persons),
and Coronation Buildings, South Lambeth Road (900
persons). As the total number of displaced persons was
2400, they were provided for as follows:—Stangate
Buildings 290, Campbell Buildings 1316, and Coronation
Buildings 794, leaving surplus accommodation at Campbell
Buildings 144 and at Coronation Buildings 106.
In connection with the enlargement works by the Company
during 1910, 17 houses (in Mepham Street), have
been purchased, occupied by 118 persons (including 31
children under 10 years of age), and application was made
by the Company to be allowed to use the surplus accommodation,
already provided. To this application, the Council
made no objection.