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Housing. 91
Representations recommending Demolition Orders were also
submitted respecting the following seven houses in Streatham:—
15, Cowper's Row 5 houses.
14 and 15, Cowper's Row 2 houses.
Closing Orders and Underground Rooms.
The Closing Order made in October, 1935 on two Mews flats
at 5 and 6, Aldis Mews, Tooting, has now been complied with.
I have submitted official Representations for Closing Orders
to be made, under Section 12 of the Housing Act, 1936, in respect
of the following 16 houses, and the Orders have been made during
the year:—
23-35, Gay Street, (7 houses) and 31, River Street, Putney—
on two underground rooms at each house, 16 rooms in all. These
Orders were complied with before the end of the year.
1-5, Grove Road Mews, Clapham 5 Mews flats.
1-3, Lovett's Place, Wandsworth 3 Mews flats.
A Representation was also submitted in respect of an underground
room at 2, St. Rule Street, Clapham, but no Closing Order
was made as the owner undertook to carry out the work required
to make the room comply with the Regulations, and this was done.
Three underground rooms which were unfit for habitation were
closed by the owners after they had been notified that the rooms
were unfit for habitation, and did not comply with the Underground
Room Regulations. 55 underground rooms, where the conditions
were similar, have been altered by the owners, and have now been
passed as fit for occupation.
Abatement of Overcrowding.
Garratt Lane Housing Site.
This site, approximately 9.88 acres in extent, is being developed
by the Council for the rehousing of families in the Borough
living under overcrowded conditions, and accommodation will be
provided for over 1,700 persons. It is proposed to build 21 blocks
of flats, four storeys in height, containing 272 separate dwellings,
with accommodation varying from one to six rooms.
The construction of the buildings was well in hand by the end
of the year.