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Clipstone Street (305 flats)
Proposals for the redevelopment of the area bounded by Carburton Street, Cleveland Street, Clipstone
Street and Great Titchfield Street are still under discussion with the Planning Authority.
Housing (Financial Provisions) Acts, 1958 and 1959.
(a) Loans.—The Council made loans during the year totalling £23,945 to enable applicants to acquire
premises for owner-occupation.
(b) Improvement Grants.—Discretionary and Standard Grants totalling £1,913 were approved
during the year to enable private owners to convert and improve existing premises.
Housing of Old People.
(a) 51/54, Beaumont Street.—The development of this site by the erection of 29 flats for old people
was commenced.
(b) The Ladies' Home for Gentlewomen: 41, Abbey Road, N.W.8.—The modernisation of these premises
was completed with the aid of a grant from the Council of £15,000.
(c) St. Marylebone Almshouses.—Works of modernisation and improvement are in progress with the
aid of a Council grant of £40,000.
(d) Newstead, St. Marylebone Old People s Homes.—An application for a grant for the improvement
of the Home was under consideration at the end of the year.
Old People's Consultative Committee.
A consultative committee was set up composed of members of the Housing Committee, the Public
Health Committee and representatives of the St. Marylebone Old People's Welfare Association to
meet from time to time to review the provision of housing accommodation made in the Borough for
old people and to advise the Housing Committee where and how they consider such accommodation
needs to be supplemented.
Slum Clearance Programme—1961-65.
A joint programme for further progress in the clearance of slums by 1965 was agreed with the London
County Council and adopted for action. The following summary shows the proposals:—
1. The total problem
(i) Estimated number of unfit houses 373
(ii) Period required for securing demolition 3 years.
2. Action already taken
No. of houses closed or demolished since January,
1956 180 (113 by London County Council
and 67 by Borough Council).
3. Further Proposals
No. of houses to be demolished in clearance areas 373 (86 by London County Council
and 287 by Borough Council).
Dwelling-Houses.
Statistics regarding the inspection of dwelling-houses under the Public Health or Housing Acts,
defects remedied and action taken under statutory powers are contained in Table 6, page 34.
Certificates of Disrepair.
Applications for the issue or cancellation of certificates under the provisions of the Rent Act, 1957,
were dealt with by the Town Clerk and referred to the Medical Officer of Health for investigation.
A public health inspector visited each of the premises concerned and on his report the Medical Officer
of Health was able to recommend appropriate action. Statistics relating to these matters are shown
in Table 18, page 39.
Rehousing—Medical Certificates—Closing Orders.
The Medical Officer of Health receives requests from the Borough Council's Housing Director for
reports and advice on the housing conditions and the health of persons applying for rehousing. One
hundred and ninety-one confidential medical certificates referred to the Medical Officer of Health were
considered in conjunction with reports from the public health inspectorson environmental circumstances
and, where justified, additional points were recommended.