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With regard to the other areas, your Vestry passed the following resolutions
on 26th July, 1893 :—
Somers Town Area, East of Chalton Street. Blocks 1 and 2.
1.—That the "closeness, narrowness, bad arrangement, and bad condition of
the buildings within the area bounded by Chalton Street, Chapel Street,
Ossulston Street, and Euston Road, being Block I., and also within the area
bounded by Chalton Street, Chapel Street, Ossulston Street, and Phoenix
Street, being Block II., and the want of light, air, ventilation, proper convenience
and other sanitary defects in the said buildings is dangerous and
prejudicial to the health of the inhabitants, both of the buildings within the
said area, and of the neighbouring buildings.
2.—That the demolition or the re-construction, or re-arrangement of the
said buildings or some of them is necessary to remedy the said evils.
3.—That the said area, and the sites thereof are too small to be dealt with
as unhealthy areas under Part I. of the Housing of the Working Classes
Act, 1890.
4.— That Mr. Keith Downes Young, of 17, Southampton Street, Bloomsbury,
be directed to prepare a scheme for the improvement of the said area,
and submit it to the Health Committee for consideration and report to the
Vestry at the earliest possible date; and that Mr. Young be requested to
consider, in preparing the said scheme, whether the two blocks can better be
dealt with in oDe scheme, and to prepare a report accordingly.
Brantome Place.
1.—That the closeness, narrowness, bad arrangement, and bad condition of
the buildings within the area bounded by Burton Crescent, Crescent Place,
Burton Street, and Mabledon Place, known as the Brantome Place area, and
the want of light, air, ventilation, proper conveniences, and other sanitary
defects, in the said buildings is dangerous and prejudicial to the health of the
inhabitants, both of the buildings within the said area and of the neighbouring
buildings.
2.—That the demolition or the re-construction or re-arrangement of the
said buildings, or of some of them, is necessary to remedy the said evils.
3.—That the said area and the site thereof is too small to be dealt with
as an unhealthy area under Part I. of the Housing of the Working Classes Act,
1890.
4.—That Mr. Keith Downes Young, of 17, Southampton Street, Bloomsbury,
be directed to prepare a scheme for the improvement of this area, and submit
it to the Health Committee for consideration, and report to the Vestry at the
earliest possible date.
Prospect Terrace.
1.—That the closeness, narrowness, bad arrangement, and bad condition of
the buildings within the area bounded by Wellington Place, Prospect Terrace,
and Sidmouth Street, known as the Prospect Terrace area, and the want of
light, air, ventilation, proper conveniences, and other sanitary defects in the
said buildings, are dangerous and prejudicial to the health of the inhabitants,
both of the buildings within the said area and of the neighbouring buildings.