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101, Cleveland Street Light and ventilation to main building
improved by demolition of cottage in rear
to level of ground floor; water closet
and washhouse re-roofed.
3, Cornwall Terrace Mews The water closet reconstructed in proper
position on first floor with external light
and ventilation; living rooms cut off
from stables; additional light and ventilation
provided to bedrooms; soil-pipe
reconstructed.
Howard House, Cleveland Street Additional light and ventilation provided;
two windows introduced into passages.
2, York Mews, South External light and ventilation provided to
water closet.
4, York Mews, South Water closet reconstructed in proper
position on first floor with external light
and ventilation; drains reconstructed.
5, York Mews, South Ditto.
29, Clipstone Street Additional light and ventilation provided
to bedroom on ground floor; additional
ventilation provided to basement.
Representations and Orders.—The accompanying tabular statement gives a list
of the premises represented and closed under the Housing, Town Planning, etc., Act,
1909. The total number was 25.
In the case of the tenements in Dorset Buildings, the attention of the owner
was first directed to the unsatisfactory state of affairs in May, 1912, and it was only
after repeated attempts to get works of a remedial character carried out had failed,
that the more drastic step of representing the tenements with a view to closure under
the statute was taken.
Even after the orders were made and had become operative considerable
difficulties were encountered, and for some time, in face even of a magistrate's order
to vacate certain of the rooms, the closing orders were persistently disobeyed.
On several occasions application was made by the owners for withdrawal of the
orders, but as the works done or suggested did not appear satisfactory or likely to
lead to any improvement, the requests were not granted.
Eventually, on 17th October, 1913, the making of demolition orders was taken
into consideration, but was adjourned, a surveyor, who attended on behalf of the
owner, undertaking to submit a further scheme.
This did not meet with the approval of the Public Health Committee and the
owner was so informed. Despite the fact, however, the work was carried out and
application for withdrawal of the closing orders made. When this was refused, the
owner made an appeal to the Local Government Board against the refusal.
At the end of the year matters were in abeyance, the date of the hearing of the
appeal not having been fixed by the Board.