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No. of Flats
Townshend (second stage)—internal work in progress 28
Townshend (third stage)—tenders received 112
Block 8—work commenced during year 42
Block 9—drawings in preparation for final block 42
Hamilton Terrace (12 completed) 52
Block 1 being roofed and good progress made on the remainder
of the flats ; twelve garages will be provided.
35-55, Boundary Road—completion expected early next year 48
Site of 57-73, Boundary Road—site purchased and drawings in
preparation 50
Wellington Road—estate will include a bank, post office and eight
lock-up shops underneath : first block will be ready for occupation
in 1954 ; there are thirteen lock-up garages 121
Abercorn Place—estate will include twelve lock-up garages and space
for parking six cars; work commenced 34
Queen's Terrace—under construction 28
Aquila Street—plans being prepared by the Housing Department 6
147-149, Gloucester Place—this is a block of one-room flatlets;
tender accepted 10
17-19, Balcombe Street—compulsory purchase order confirmed ;
plans approved and. tenders invited 4
Further projects at preliminary stage :—
Church Street Extension 50
147-165, Lisson Grove 18
18-46, Lisson Grove 23
3-9, Abercorn Place—Violet Hill 36
1-5, Pembroke Terrace 8
Clipstone Street and Great Titchfield Street 60
Playground Areas in Housing Estates.— Provision has been made or is planned for playground areas
on the following estates:— Barrow Hill, Townshend, Church Street, Fisherton Street, Abbey Road
and a new estate at 35-55, Boundary Road. The practicability of installing play equipment is being
discussed and, as an experiment, it has been provisionally decided to spend £200 next year on
playground equipment for the Church Street Estate.
Requisitioned Premises.— A number of premises were released from requisition during the year,
leaving 947 families housed in this type of temporary accommodation.
Factory-Made Bungalows.— Fifty-five families are housed in factory-made bungalows.
Maintenance and Re-decoration.— External repainting has been carried out during the year at four
estates at a cost of £8,876. Maintenance and re-decoration work to requisitioned premises has cost
£21,163.
Slum Clearance.— The London County Council made an Order under the Housing Act, 1936, for the
clearance of a site referred to as the "Ashbridge Street Area" which comprises Nos. 1-19 (odd)
Whitehaven Street, Nos. 39-43 (odd) Ashbridge Street and Nos. 22-42 (even) Broadley Street. The
County Council also made an Order for the compulsory purchase of the premises with a view to
development and the extension of the Portman Day Nursery.
Officers of the County Council and the Borough Council conferred in regard to the slum clearance
programme for the years 1956-60, and a survey of the Borough is to be undertaken to ascertain the
condition of dwellings in areas previously scheduled for development in the second phase of the
programme.
Inspection of Dwelling-Houses.— The total number of houses and flats (separately assessed residential
units) in the Borough at the end of 1953 was 23,114. Details of inspections made and resultant action
are given in the following statement :—
Houses inspected for defects under the Public Health or Housing
Acts 1,506
Inspections made 5,931
Houses found not to be in all respects reasonably fit for human
habitation 867
Defective houses rendered fit in consequence of informal action 561
Houses in which defects were remedied by owners after service of
formal notices under the Public Health (London) Act, 1936 258