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Wandsworth 1939

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth, Metropolitan Borough]

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20 Report of the Medical Officer of Health for 1939.
Cubitt's Cottages Area.—21 insanitary houses. Compulsory
Purchase Order in 1938, confirmed by the Minister of
Health. Houses still occupied.
Saxby Street Area.—93 "Red" and 12 "Grey" houses.
Compulsory Purchase Order in 1938, confirmed by the Minister
of Health. No further action taken.
Chesil Place Area.—Seven insanitary houses. A Clearance
Order made in 1938, confirmed by the Minister of Health. No
further action taken.
Oldridge Road Area.—21 insanitary houses. The London
County Council decided to develop the site and declared it a
Clearance Area on 21st August, 1939.
Greyhound Lane Area.—Four insanitary houses. The
Clearance Order submitted by the Council in November, 1938,
has been confirmed by the Minister of Health, who held a Public
Enquiry on 10th July, 1939.
Bridgefield Grove Area.—An Area containing 22 houses
which was represented by me on 18th November, 1938. No
further action was taken during 1939.

Table: Representations on the following Areas were made during the year prior to the outbreak of the war:—

Representations on the following Areas were made during the year prior to the outbreak of the war:—

North Passage Area26 houses.
Putney Bridge Road/Frogmore Area6 „
Putney Bridge Road Area12 „

Table: Demolition Orders. The following eight houses on which Demolition Orders were made in 1937 or 1938 have been demolished during the year:—

Demolition Orders. The following eight houses on which Demolition Orders were made in 1937 or 1938 have been demolished during the year:—

9-12, Calders Row, Streatham4 houses.
14 and 15, Cowpers Row, Streatham2 „
5 and 6, Merton Cottages, Wandsworth2 „

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Nos. 1, 2 and 3, King's Arms Yard, Wandsworth, in respect
of which the Council accepted an undertaking from the owners,
in 1935, that the houses would be rendered incapable of being