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C.—Proceedings under Sections 11,14 and 15 of the Housing Act, 1925:—
(1) Number of representations made with a view to the making of
Closing Orders Nil.
(2) Number of dwelling-houses in respect of which Closing Orders
were made Nil.
(3) Number of dwelling-houses in respect of which Closing Orders were
determined, the dwelling-houses having been rendered fit Nil.
(4) Number of dwelling-houses in respect of which Demolition Orders
were made Nil.
(5) Number of dwelling-houses demolished in pursuance of Demolition
Orders Nil.
Particulars concerning Inspection of Tenement Houses are given in table 7 on page 87.
OVERCROWDING.
This is still very prevalent. In the course of various inspections, cases have been found
where six, seven, and in one case eight persons were living in one room.
The London County Council allocate to each Metropolitan Borough a certain amount
of accommodation in their various housing estates. This accommodation is used to relieve
the most serious cases of overcrowding which are discovered.
During the past year 90 families, comprising 472 persons, who were living in 167 rooms,
have been provided with adequate housing accommodation under this scheme.
HOUSING SCHEMES.
1. Wolcot Struct Area.—The proposals of the Borough Council for dealing with this
area were initiated in 1919, and have been the subject of continued discussion with the
central authorities during the past seven years.
In December the London County Council intimated that they were not prepared to
sanction the necessary loan, on account of the high cost of the proposed dwellings. Amended
plans are now to be prepared for a more economical type of building.
2. Ossulston Street Area.—This was represented to be an insanitary area by your
Medical Officer of Health in January, 1925. An official inquiry was held in August of the
the same year, and the scheme, as amended, was confirmed by the Minister of Health in
April, 1926.
The clearance of the area and the erection of new buildings will be carried out by the
London County Council. Much preparatory work has been done, but it is doubtful if building
operations will commence for some time, as housing accommodation must be provided for
tenants who will be displaced.
WORK OF THE ESTATES COMMITTEE OF THE BOROUGH COUNCIL.
The following account of the principal matters dealt with during the year has been
furnished by Mr. A. D. Corrick, Clerk to the Estates Committee :—
The Estates Committee is appointed by the Council to " take over, control and manage
" all houses and other properties of the Council, except such as are used by any department of
" the Council for its own purposes; to see that such houses and properties are kept in
" tenant able condition and let at reasonable rents; to prepare schemes under the Housing of
" the Working Classes Acts for the improvement or reconstruction of insanitary areas, and to
" supervise the erection of houses for the working classes; and to deal with such other
" matters as may be referred to the Committee by the Council."