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HOUSING
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Housing Accommodation—Medical Priority
During the year 919 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 356 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
Gay Street, Waterman Street and Felsham Road
On the 30th December, 1954, I submitted official representations
under Part III of the Housing Act, 1936, upon the condition of the
properties, Nos. 1-35 (odd) and 2-42 (even) Gay Street, Nos. 7-31
(cons.) Waterman Street and Nos. 40-64 (even) Felsham Road, and
these representations are now being considered by the Council.
1, 2, 3 and 4 Kings Cottages, Streatham High Road
These properties were declared a Clearance Area following my
representations and a Clearance Order was subsequently confirmed
by the Minister of Housing and Local Government.
individual unfit houses
Closing Orders were made on basement premises at 199 New Park
Road, 24 Pendennis Road, 1 Richmond Mansions, Lower Richmond
Road, 60 Rossiter Road, 14 Stratford Grove, 85 Drakefield Road,
123 Endlesham Road, 17 Milford Street, 510 and 512 Wandsworth
Road and 28 Rossiter Road, comprising, in all, 23 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.
At the end of the year proposals were still awaited from the
owner of 10B Old Town in respect of a proposed Demolition Order.