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Slum Clearance
Under the Housing Repairs and Rents Act, 1954, the Metropolitan Borough
Councils and the London County Council were required to submit to the Minister
of Housing and Local Government within a year of the passing of the Act a joint
programme for dealing with unfit property in each borough
In accordance with the above requirement, the Borough Council submitted to
the London County Council twenty-three areas, comprising 706 houses, and after
negotiation and a conference at County Hall it was agreed that fifteen areas
comprising 349 houses should be represented during the five years 1955-60, and
that the work should be divided as follows -
To be dealt with by the Borough Council:-
Area No. of houses
Bridgeway Street, etc. 39
Bayham Place 23
Ferdinand Street, etc. 29
Model Buildings 15
Curnock Street 28
Wicklow Street 12
Prowse Place 3
Falkland Place 23
Total 172
To be dealt with by the London County Council:-
Area No. of houses
Aldenham Street 5
Baynes Street, etc. 76
Tovey Place 14
Seaton Place, etc. 27
Raglan Street, etc. 16
King's Terrace 26
Janestown Road 13
Total 177

A local enquiry was held in respect of the Bridgeway Street, etc., Area on
20th December, 1956 and on 26th April, 1957, the Minister confirmed the Order,
omitting therefrom The Neptune" Public House. Local enquiries in respect of
the Bayham Place and Ferdinand Street Areas were held on 16th July, 1957.
The London County Council have intimated that they are prepared to agree
that the Borough Council should deal with the Jamestown Road Area instead of
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