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HOUSING
Housing Accommodation—Medical Priority
During the year 1,429 of the applications made to the Council for
rehousing were referred to me for consideration of additional points
on health grounds in accordance with the Council's Points Scheme.
I also made 362 recommendations for transfer on health grounds
in respect of applications received from tenants of Council's permanent
and requisitioned properties for the provision of more suitable
alternative accommodation.
UNFIT HOUSES
slum clearance
3-7 (cons.) Newtons Yard
Following my official representations under Part III of the Housing
Act, 1936, the Council gave instructions that the London County
Council be formally notified that it was the Council's intention to
declare these properties a Clearance Area. The London County
Council replied to the effect that as the area in question was zoned
for light industry, they were desirous of dealing with it themselves.
In the circumstances, the Council decided to take no further action
with regard to my representations.
Prescott Place, Chip Street, Stonhouse Street, Cressett
Street, East Hill, Oak Park, Emily Villas
These properties were declared Clearance Areas following my
representations, and after the London County Council had been
formally notified.
1, 2, 3 and 4 Kings Cottages, Streatham High Road
Following my representations, the Council gave instructions that
the London County Council be formally notified that it was the
Council's intention to consider a proposal that the above-named
area should be declared a Clearance Area.
individual unfit houses
Closing Orders were made on basement premises at 10a Colinette
Road, 41 Fernlea Road, 78 Lebanon Gardens, 16 Pitcairn Street,
and 3 and 4 Waterman Street, comprising, in all, 14 underground
rooms. In each case the owners had been invited to submit proposals
to render the premises fit for human habitation, but none were
received. Eight other underground rooms were voluntarily closed
by the owners after consultation with the Sanitary Inspector.
At the end of the year proposals were still awaited from the owners
of 199 New Park Road, in respect of basement premises there.