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Report of the Medical Officer of Health for 1935.
Six mews flats, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, Aldis Mews.
A basement room at each of the following houses—66, 68,
70, 74, 76, 78, 80, 82, The Chase.
The Orders in respect of 73, Hendham Road, 1, 2, 3 and 4,
Aldis Mews and 68 and 70, The Chase have been enforced. The
other premises are still o cupied.
Representations for Closing Orders have been made in respect
of a basement flat at 51, High Street, Clapham, two basement
rooms at 40, Haselrigge Road, and two basement flats at 14, King's
Avenue.
I made a representation under section 19 of the Housing Act,
1930, in respect of an occupied flat, built over stable premises, in
Putney Park Lane, and three houses in King's Arms Yard, Wandsworth,
and the Council accepted undertakings from the owners,
as provided for in sub-section 2 of section 19 of the Act, that
these dwelling houses would not be used for human habitation.
Alternative accommodation was found for the family in occupation
of the flat and this has been closed. The houses in King's Arms
Yard were still occupied at the end of the year.
HOUSING ACT, 1935.
The Overcrowding Survey.
The Survey required to be made under section 1 of the Housing
Act, 1935, to ascertain the extent of overcrowding in the Borough
was carried out in November and December and a staff of temporary
officers was engaged for the purpose. The object aimed at was
to obtain particulars of every case of overcrowding which existed
and in order to do this it was necessary for a visit to be made
to most of the houses in the Borough.
The survey was carried out in two stages. In the preliminary
stage information was obtained from householders as to the
number of rooms in the letting and the number of persons occupying
them. In most cases this information was sufficient to determine
whether or not overcrowding existed, but after this preliminary
stage was completed there remained a number of instances where